President Klaus rejects view that Czechs have failed on path to freedom

President Václav Klaus says he disagrees with the belief shared by a part of Czech society that the country has failed on its path to freedom and democracy during the past twenty years. In an opinion piece in Saturday’s Lidové noviny, President Klaus writes he does not agree with such an interpretation of the two decades of freedom and will not remain silent towards it. Mr Klaus also said a feeling of discontent in society is being fanned by the media, some intellectuals as well as politicians. In his article, Mr Klaus also calls on Czechs to try and find creative solutions to difficult situations on both individual and public level.