We had another political rally in Peace Square with the guy in the cowboy hat running against the guy from Friday for the senate seat from Vinohrady.
But all the cameras and microphones were focusing on the man in the white shirt. I asked around about why everyone was so interested in white-shirt man instead of cowboy-hat man. Everyone seemed quite forthcoming with what they knew. White-shirt man is an important person in politics.
From a TripAdvisor correspondent: “I especially liked the view of the outsider on things that are common for Czechs, like “the man in the white shirt” on Namesti miru. His name is Andrej Babis and he owns the majority of the agricultural business in the country, including dairies, meat producers and bakeries. He’s a bit of a nutcase, but exactly what Czech politics needs.”
One woman told me white-shirt man was among the richest in the Czech Republic and well respected because he wanted to reform government and because he had clean hands. We talked about how it is not easy to be in politics and to keep your hands clean.