Former Czech Prime Minister and current opposition leader Andrej Babiš used the Czech expression ‘magor’ (can be translated as ‘complete fool’, ‘idiot’ or ‘crazy’) against the Austrians because the Greens are represented in the federal government. The ex-prime minister said this in parliament on Wednesday in connection with the extension of the Czech highway D3, which runs through Central Bohemia and South Bohemia towards Upper Austria.
Babiš, head of the opposition ANO movement, accused the Austrian side of neglecting the construction of the opposite S10 highway on its territory. “They blew the whistle. Why? Because they have the Greens in the government, this ‘magoři’ (plural of ‘magor’, nut),” thundered the ex-prime minister, according to the ČTK news agency.
Highway dispute
He further claimed that the Austrian side will not complete the highway to the Czech border until 2031. According to him, this would only be five years after the completion of the highway on the Czech side.
“If it is true that there is an extraordinary EU summit on February 1, then the (Czech) Prime Minister (Petr Fiala, note) should have a bilateral meeting with the Austrian Chancellor and tell him: look, I need “ That you continue to build,” Babiš said.
“It’s stupid if we will reach this limit in 2026, while for the Austrians it will take until 2031, so five years longer,” Babiš added.
Schwarzenberg already used the expression
The then Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg also used the term ‘magor’ in 2007 towards Austrian nuclear opponents. “I know these complete fools a little. The demonstrations will continue indefinitely, but they (the anti-nuclear opponents; take note) will no longer obstruct the streets,” Schwarzenberg said in connection with the protests against the Czech nuclear industry.
Source: Krone
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