Czechs rally to demand resignation of pro-Western government

PRAGUE (AP) — Tens of thousands Czechs have used a national holiday to rally in the capital against the pro-Western government and its support for Ukraine’s fight against the Russian invasion. The rally follows two others at Prague’s central Wenceslas Square in September. With soaring prices for energy, housing and food, the protesters are demanding the resignation of the coalition government led by conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala. The protesters oppose the country’s European Union and NATO membership. The government has dismissed those demands and several ministers are planning to visit Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Monday.