Overview

• Denik N reported deleted posts attributing racist, sexist and homophobic remarks to Filip Turek, including an alleged slur about Barack Obama, and new photos circulating online purport to show him making a Hitler-salute gesture.
• Turek has denied authorship and said he will sue the newspaper, while also dismissing the circulating material as 15-year-old “black humor” and a targeted campaign.
• ANO leader Andrej Babiš has paused personnel decisions, saying nominations may not be addressed for a month to six weeks and telling the Motoristé to rebut the claims about their honorary chairman.
• In coalition outlines described by Babiš, the SPD would control three ministries with non-partisan appointees, including defense, and the Motoristé would fill four posts.
• President Petr Pavel has not yet tasked Babiš with forming a government, and he signaled he may scrutinize nominees, with the new parliament due to convene on November 3.