Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:26:32 +0200https://english.radio.cz/prime-minister-topolanek-a-sigh-relief-or-more-trouble-ahead-8589422© 2026 Radio Prague International This weekend saw the Czech Prime Minister breathing a notable sigh of relief as he managed to stave of a challenge to his leadership at the Civic Democrat party conference, held in Prague’s Vysočany. But the troubles do not end there for the embattled PM: a fractured party, a disgruntled electorate and a deep ideological split - those are just some of the issues that Mirek Toplánek must face in the months ahead. I spoke with political commentator Jiří Pehe to gauge his reaction to the weekend’s events and began by asking him if the results of the conference could be viewed as a resounding victory for Mirek Topolanek: encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/ods2_2.jpg?timestamp=1591349078 https://english.radio.cz/prime-minister-topolanek-a-sigh-relief-or-more-trouble-ahead-8589422 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9