Je to na nás! ( en, It is up to us!) was a

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held on 23 June 2019 on Letná in

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, part of a wider series of protests in the country. It was the biggest protest in the

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since the fall of Communism in 1989, attended by around 250,000 people, many of them demanding the resignation of the Czech prime minister

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and his justice secretary

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. It was the 14th of 15 demonstrations held against Babiš and Benešová in spring 2019, organized by the Czech campaign association Milion chvilek pro demokracii. The main trigger for the protest was the alleged conflict of interest of the prime minister, who was under criminal investigation related to

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subsidies and also perceived to have chosen a political ally, Benesova, as justice secretary, which could threaten the Czech justice system. The protests also criticised the Czech president Miloš Zeman, who organisers and speakers said was harming Czech interests with his behavior and pro-

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and pro-

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stances. Babiš told Czech media that while he respected people's right to have an opinion, he didn't understand the reasons behind the protests.

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