Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:29:42 +0200https://english.radio.cz/civic-democrat-leader-gains-momentum-ahead-party-congress-8589656© 2026 Radio Prague International Just over a month ago, Mirek Topolanek’s future as the chairman of the Civic Democratic Party appeared fairly shaky, with the leader himself expressing doubt over whether he would ultimately stay on. But, since, the situation has slowly shifted in his favour. Mr Topolánek has now gathered support from seven regional assemblies compared to challenger Prague Mayor Pavel Bém’s 0. And while nothing has been decided yet, going into the party’s congress it appears the incumbent has the edge. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/topolanek_bem_1.jpg?timestamp=1591349822 https://english.radio.cz/civic-democrat-leader-gains-momentum-ahead-party-congress-8589656 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9