Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:10:19 +0200https://english.radio.cz/can-citizen-power-change-face-czech-town-halls-8568980© 2026 Radio Prague International One of the most startling features of recent elections in big cities, towns and local councils across the Czech Republic was the success of independent citizens’ groups in winning seats. Many campaigned on a simple ticket of throwing the incumbent big parties or coalitions, often tarnished with mismanagement or corruption, out of power. So do those elections mark a radical change or just a blip and is there any reason to hope that the blight of local government corruption can be conquered? In this week’s Talking Point we look at the phenomenon and chances of a Czech anti-corruption drive. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/volic3.jpg?timestamp=1591276621 https://english.radio.cz/can-citizen-power-change-face-czech-town-halls-8568980 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9