Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:43:36 +0200https://english.radio.cz/populist-leader-announces-plans-create-czech-version-germanys-afd-8226968© 2026 Radio Prague International The movement Bloc Against Islam, which had hopes of running on a joint-platform with the Dawn party in regional and Senate elections this autumn, is to be transformed into a regular party modeled along Germany’s AfD. Its leader Martin Konvička said the new political entity would seek to establish close contacts with AfD in order to bolster its position on the scene in preparation for the 2017 parliamentary elections. I asked political analyst Jiří Pehe how he views the party’s chances. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/konvicka_0.jpg?timestamp=1590601252 https://english.radio.cz/populist-leader-announces-plans-create-czech-version-germanys-afd-8226968 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9