- Czech citizens are more in favour of negotiating energy imports with Russia than completely cutting ties despite the resulting high costs and necessary savings, a Kantar survey published by Czech Television on Sunday has found.
- Freedom and Direct Democracy Party (ID affiliated), currently in opposition, obtained 9.6% in the October 2021 elections, while the Communist Party is not represented in parliament.
- Czechia, which relied on Russian imports for 97% of its gas consumption before the war in Ukraine, has taken several measures to cut its dependence.
Czechs favour negotiating energy imports with Russia over cutting ties
