Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:46:11 +0200https://english.radio.cz/activist-and-ex-presidential-candidate-dr-marek-hilser-announces-run-senate-8158062© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalCzech doctor and political activist Marek Hilšer first made headlines in 2014, when he and a colleague stripped to the waist at a government press conference to protest Russian aggression towards Ukraine and show support for the EU and Nato. Now a household name – having staged a bid for the presidency in a grassroots campaign – he is running for the Senate, to represent Prague districts 2 and 3. I spoke to Dr Hilšer after he officially announced his candidacy on Tuesday at a Prague café.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/hilser_marek_studio.jpg?timestamp=1604653850 https://english.radio.cz/activist-and-ex-presidential-candidate-dr-marek-hilser-announces-run-senate-8158062 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9