Hi everyone, after publishing yesterday’s article on the Grand National Assembly for European Integration we discovered an error in how the logistics of the event were discussed in terms of timing. The following correction has been appended to the online version of the article:
**Correction:** in the original version of this article (text below) we wrote that the government failed to book the place of the demonstration on time and was beaten to the punch by the Socialists and Movement for the People (Shor). This was not accurate as it implied a scramble for booking the date which the government lost. The Socialists actually booked a protest for this dated back in May 2019 (for reasons that are unclear). The Movement for the People (Shor) booked on April 5, 2023. The government booked their spot the day after the President’s announcement on April 11th. This was most likely the first available moment after the announcement of the event which was done at 7 pm after working hours for city hall. Since this was not a “race to book” on that date the government knew that the date would be contested and was not caught off guard. We are sorry for this mistake and misreading of the underlying reporting. The procedure for city hall to adjudicate the schedule conflict written below is correct.