Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:09:57 +0200Established parties take back seat in local electionshttps://english.radio.cz/established-parties-take-back-seat-local-elections-8281085© 2026 Radio Prague International Negotiations on the formation of local councils are being held around the country in the wake of the weekend elections. While local groups and independent candidates traditionally won the most votes in the regions, the ANO party of the ruling coalition –which entered the Czech political scene as an alternative to the established parties - dominated in most of the big cities, including Prague. The outcome has led many to consider whether the established parties are losing their grip on Czech politics. I asked political analyst Jiří Pehe for his take on the matter. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/volby2_2.jpg?timestamp=1590745306 Established parties take back seat in local elections https://english.radio.cz/established-parties-take-back-seat-local-elections-8281085 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9