On January 3, opposition parties in the Czech Republic are seeking to ask Mr. Tomio Okamura to resign as Speaker of the House of Representatives after statements criticizing Ukraine.
According to the plan, liberal opposition parties will submit to the House of Representatives a proposal to remove Mr. Okamura from the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Czech media reported that the ruling parties currently hold 108 out of 200 seats in the House of Representatives. Mr. Okamura is the leader of the SPD (Freedom and Direct Democracy) party, a force within the ruling coalition.
Czech President Petr Pavel said that Mr. Okamura's statement poses a risk of "causing concern" not only for public opinion both domestically and internationally, but also for allies and partners of Prague.
Mr. Pavel affirmed that this issue will be discussed in the "closest working session" with "constitutional leaders" and the head of the ruling coalition - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis.
The president emphasized that the Czech Republic always places "coordination in foreign policy and security as the foundation for credibility as a partner".
Previously, on January 1, Czech Chamber of Deputies President Tomio Okamura publicly opposed aid to Ukraine, denouncing Prague's ability to "take money from pensioners, people with disabilities or families with young children" to support Kiev in supplementing weapons stockpiles.
Mr. Okamura described this as an "absurd" action, citing the fact that the Czech Republic is facing many limitations in "sufficient care" for its people. "It is absurd to help and distribute more money to foreigners" - Mr. Okamura said.
Not stopping there, the Chairman of the Czech Lower House also strongly criticized the West's continued support for Kiev through a large-scale loan, despite the corruption scandal that broke out in November 2025, involving close associates of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to Mr. Okamura, this is a "business" between Ukraine and supporting countries in Europe, and warns of the risk of budget losses as Kiev has not yet clarified the scandalous corruption cases in recent times.
