Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:47:54 +0200Controversy at the eleventh hour: some deputies propose electing president by acclamationhttps://english.radio.cz/controversy-eleventh-hour-some-deputies-propose-electing-president-acclamation-8599765© 2026 Radio Prague International On February 8th the two houses of Parliament will convene to elect a new head of state and the days leading up to the vote are marked by increased tension on the Czech political scene as deputies and senators make up their minds who they are going to support – the current president Václav Klaus or his sole rival, Czech-American economics professor Jan Švejnar. Moreover political parties are now caught up in a heated debate as to whether the vote should take place by secret ballot or by the open raising of hands. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/klaus_vaclav9_0.jpg?timestamp=1591383377 Controversy at the eleventh hour: some deputies propose electing president by acclamation https://english.radio.cz/controversy-eleventh-hour-some-deputies-propose-electing-president-acclamation-8599765 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9