President Emeritus Václav Klaus believes (and thence create his aides) that Hillary's reign would live a continuation of the ongoing tragic drift towards the PC post-democracy. He thinks that Trump is a natural political fauna who is currently playing the role of a campaigner as well as who volition acquit differently, to a greater extent than responsibly, 1 time he sits inwards the White House. However, Klaus often says that "unfortunately, Hillary volition in all probability win".
Well, I genuinely intend that Trump's victory is to a greater extent than likely.
Today, the electrical flow Czech president Miloš Zeman, the founder of the modern social republic inwards Czechia, was interviewed yesteryear iDNES TV as well as its boss Jaroslav Plesl, a journalist owned yesteryear the billionaire Andrej Babiš.
The kickoff one-half of the 15-minute interview is dedicated to the Czech regional elections (in Oct 2016), the Czech economy, budget deficits etc. The elections are less of import than the parliamentary elections. Those things are totally dull for 98% of TRF voters. Let me jump to the unusual policy questions.
5:45 Dear Mr president, the Czechia was lately visited yesteryear Chancellor Angela Merkel. I would similar to know non thence much what you lot were discussing – those reports receive got already appeared inwards the media – but what was your impression of her.
You know, if nosotros realize that she's gone through several hard weeks if non months, she looked remarkably balanced. She told me that she came to acquire virtually our attitudes. That's why nosotros informed her virtually those. It would sure live wrong to telephone telephone these attitudes "friendly towards her policies on immigration".
6:25 When she was leaving the Prague Castle, was she inwards the same mood every bit when she was arriving to the Prague Castle?
Dear editor-in-chief, a professional person pol must live able to suppress her feelings as well as human face the same means all the time. For example, she must live able to receive got the so-called poker face.
6:50 Recently, you lot also met the Austrian presidential candidate Norbert Hofer. How would you lot characterize him?
H5N1 young, dynamic, expansionist politician. By the way, journalists wrote that I had invited him. In reality, I but agreed amongst his wishing to meet. And I believe that he represents the same direction for hereafter politics every bit Robert Fico has inwards Slovakia, Viktor Orbán inwards Hungary, Andrzej Duda inwards Poland, as well as I inwards the Czech Republic.
7:35 So is it possible that V4 (Visegrád Group) volition acquire a V5?
It's much to a greater extent than reasonable that it volition plow into a V+ or V4+ because this projection allows us to contain non entirely Republic of Austria but also Slovenia, perchance Croatia, as well as also other countries.
8:00 In recent times, the term "populism" has been often used (fenced with) inwards Europe. It's been applied to Mr Hofer but also to you. What's the relevance of the discussion from your viewpoint?
It is a really useful label, a sticker, but if mortal were asked to explicate how the populism manifests itself or, indeed, what it is, he would generally live unable to explicate it. Incidentally, fifty-fifty Donald Trump as well as others receive got been a target of the label.
It's a label that's beingness exploited inwards political conflicts as well as that is forgotten 1 time the elections are over amongst whatever result.
8:40 The province of affairs inwards Europe may live radically affected yesteryear the repudiation of the bargain amongst Turkey. If they won't acquire the visa-free authorities for Europe, Turkey volition receive got to react inwards closed to way. What's your gauge virtually the hereafter evolution inwards these matters?
Because it should live inwards the midpoint of October, I intend that all of us [except for Brangelina] volition hold out to that moment. But it's an splendid Charybdis because on 1 hand, if, inwards the electrical flow situation, the visa-free authorities amongst Turkey were introduced, the European Union would lose its face. On elevation of that, nosotros would live threatened yesteryear an invasion of a large laid of Turks into Europe. And if the authorities didn't come upwards to force, President Erdogan may fulfill his threats as well as opened upwards the gates for closed to three 1000000 refugees on his territory. They may live sent to Europe.
It's a similar province of affairs that Durynk faced inwards the Old Czech Legends. He could freely create upwards one's heed whether he's gonna hang himself on an alder tree close Prague, jump downwards from a rock, or he volition live beheaded yesteryear an ax. If I hollo back well, he hanged himself on the alder tree.
9:55 If Turkey reopens the borders as well as the influx of the immigrants to Europe volition resume, what volition live the impact of it on the Czech parliamentary elections?
Well, if that happened, the lay of those who were alert against this threat inwards fourth dimension would strengthen. The lay of the uncertain ones, those who were non maxim anything, or those who were superficially against the European Union quotas but who were promising to fulfill them voluntarily, anyway, would weaken. [Like PM Sobotka] You know, mandatory as well as voluntary quotas are effectively the same thing if the numbers of migrants inwards both are equal.
10:45 If that province of affairs materialized, create you lot believe that the electorate would lean towards the wiser politicians from the traditional parties or the novel anti-Islamic movements that are periodically emerging, splitting, merging, as well as running?
Definitely, they would generally select the relatively traditional parties. Everything is relative. Because of the fragmentation of the protestation anti-Islamic movements, it's hard for them to surpass the 5% threshold. Not to get upwards that they don't receive got whatever positive program. You can't but tell what you're against; you lot must also tell what you're for.
11:30 Mr president, the United States of America presidential elections are getting closer as well as the atmosphere is getting increasingly tense as well as dramatic. The media create the impression that a Trump victory volition create the Armageddon. Most recently, the boss of the European Union Parliment Mr Schulz was alert against Mr Trump. Do you lot part the see that the potential election of Mr Trump every bit the United States of America president would Pb to a global catastrophe?
I hollo back what it looked similar when Ronald Reagan was running. They were saying: "He is but an actor, a stupid actor. He hasn't starred inwards whatever graphic symbol roles, but inwards Westerns. What tin you lot await from him?" And he was 1 of the greatest United States of America presidents.
12:15 What create you lot intend that the the States nether Trump's leadership would human face like?
There is 1 sure thing: they would live dissimilar than nether Barack Obama. Don't forget that amongst all the honor towards Mr Obama, his hollo is connected amongst a long sequence of failures. The whole Middle East has been successfully thrown into disorder. Festering scars receive got remained as well as it seems that non a unmarried 1 has healed yet.
12:45 And candidate Hillary Clinton is supposed to proceed amongst these policies. Does it hateful that Mr Trump would live a ameliorate candidate for you?
I won't intervene into the internal affairs of the United States of America I volition but tell that if I were a United States of America citizen, I would vote for Donald Trump.
13:05 H5N1 large subject inwards the motion is currently the wellness status of both candidates, peculiarly because of the recent collapse of Hillary Clinton inwards the public. Where is the boundary from which the wellness status prevents the president from fulfilling his duties?
It depends on which purpose of yourself is broken. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was boundary to a wheelchair as well as he was an splendid president. Kennedy was hiding his diseases well, it's true, but he had a whole plethora of them. So at that spot are diseases that aren't threatening you lot inwards your job. And it's primarily the physical handicaps. After all, fifty-fifty Wolfgang Schäuble is boundary to a wheelchair – an splendid High German finance minister.
And thence at that spot are mental disorders. Those tin include fifty-fifty paranoia, Mr editor-in-chief. Politicians who endure from paranoia are unsafe for themselves as well as their environment, too.
14:10 It doesn't hateful that no 1 is going afterward them, does it?
[Laughter] Yes, that's the well-known witticism. The fact that I don't endure from paranoia doesn't hateful that no 1 is going afterward me.
14:20 The next query is a logical one. What is the terra firma of your wellness right now?
I don't endure from paranoia. [Laughter]
14:30 H5N1 traditional query at the end. You could in all probability enquire it yourself, without me. Have you lot already decided whether you lot volition run for the 2nd 5-year presidential term (from 2018)?
Wait for early on March 2017 as well as you lot volition acquire the answer.
Thank you lot that you lot accepted to the today's Shootout as well as consider you lot – you, Mr President, every bit good every bit our viewers.
Good-bye.