Overview
- Okamura, founder of the SPD, won the speakership with backing from ANO and the Motorists, defeating Christian Democrat Jan Bartošek, who received 81 votes.
- A court has asked parliament to lift Okamura’s immunity so it can pursue an incitement case tied to a 2024 campaign poster described as racist.
- The ANO–SPD–Motorists coalition still requires formal appointment by President Petr Pavel, whose decision is pending.
- Hayato Okamura, the new speaker’s brother and a Christian Democrat MP, warned the choice is a security risk because of Tomio Okamura’s questioning of EU and NATO membership.
- Outgoing interior minister Vít Rakušan condemned the move as an international disgrace, while Okamura has called for a NATO exit referendum and vowed to act impartially as speaker.