Alena Pataky, deputy mayor of the Ostrava-Přívoz municipal district and member of the Moravian-Silesian Regional Council for the ANO movement, found herself criticised for her openly racist statements about Roma in an interview with the Okraj.cz server. In the interview, Pataky suggested that the problems with the low success rate of Roma students in primary schools are due to the different genetic makeup and mentality of Roma, which she believes hinders their interest in education.

• Romští odborníci ostře kritizují rasistické výroky místostarostky z Přívozu. Plivla do tváře slušným Romům! Cituje snad z Mein Kampfu? In: Romea. 03.01.2025. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/romsti-odbornici-ostre-kritizuji-rasisticke-vyroky-mistostarostky-z-privozu-plivla-do-tvare-slusnym-romum-cituje-snad-z-mein-kampfu