ˈæftɚ ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃənz, pˈæɹaʊbˌɛk sˈɛd ðætðɪ ˌælɪɡˈeɪʃənz kˈɔst hɪz pˈɑːɹɾi, ðə sˈoʊʃəl dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾi, vˈɪktɚɹi ænd ðæt dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi wʌz ɪn æz mˈʌtʃ dˈeɪndʒɚɹ æz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt, wˌɛn ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts sˈiːzd pˈaʊɚ.
After the elections, Paroubek said that the allegations cost his party, the Social Democratic Party, victory and that democracy was in as much danger as in 1948, when the Communists seized power.