Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:05:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/analyst-new-leftist-political-party-could-weaken-social-democrats-8559817© 2026 Radio Prague International At one time Jiří Paroubek was one of the most influential politicians in the country, both as prime minister and as leader of the Social Democratic Party: but a poorer result than expected in the 2010 national election spelt his end in the party’s top leadership. Now, the former Social Democrat is moving to found a new party on the political Left, which could provide voters with a new alternative. Earlier I discussed the project with political analyst Vladimíra Dvořáková, who talked about the former party leader’s possible motivation – as well as whether the new project can be a success. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/paroubek1_1.jpg?timestamp=1591229345 https://english.radio.cz/analyst-new-leftist-political-party-could-weaken-social-democrats-8559817 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9