Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:25:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/opposition-social-democrats-score-resounding-victory-regional-elections-8590933© 2026 Radio Prague International The opposition Social Democrats dealt Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek’s centre-right government a severe blow in the weekend’s regional and Senate elections. The main opposition party won hands down in all 13 regions and secured a strong lead in the first round of the Senate elections, threatening to tip the balance of power in the upper chamber ahead of key votes on the Lisbon treaty, the US radar and social reform. With the government’s fragile majority in the lower house and a no-confidence vote in the cabinet due on Wednesday, there is speculation that the prime minister’s days in office could be numbered. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/paroubkovi1.jpg?timestamp=1591354957 https://english.radio.cz/opposition-social-democrats-score-resounding-victory-regional-elections-8590933 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9