ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ skˈændəl bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz bᵻfˌoːɹ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃənz wɛn ɐ klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ɹᵻpˈoːɹt baɪ dʒˈæn kjˈuːbɪs, ðə hˈɛd ʌvðɪ ˈæntaɪˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm jˈuːnɪt, wʌz lˈiːkt tə ðə mˈiːdiːə, ɐkjˈuːzɪŋ ðə ɹˈuːlɪŋ sˈoʊʃəl dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi sˌiːhˌætʃˌɛkˌɛsˌɛsdˈiː ʌv kɚɹˈʌpʃən ænd ˌɪntəfˈɪɹəns ɪn pəlˈiːs ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃənz.
A major scandal broke out a few days before the elections when a classified report by Jan Kubice, the head of the anti-organised crime unit, was leaked to the media, accusing the ruling Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) of corruption and interference in police investigations.