Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:28:06 +0200Could economist Jan Svejnar unite opposition to incumbent Klaus in presidential elections?https://english.radio.cz/could-economist-jan-svejnar-unite-opposition-incumbent-klaus-presidential-8603231© 2026 Radio Prague International One of the hot topics of Czech politics recently has been the search for a candidate with a serious chance of denting Vaclav Klaus's hopes of re-election in next February's presidential elections. Now a new name has emerged: the Czech-American economist Jan Svejnar. Opposition leader Jiri Paroubek is hoping his Social Democrats can persuade other parties to back Mr Svejnar. The economist already has the support of the Greens, the smallest party in the Chamber of Deputies, and the coalition government. But to defeat President Klaus, Jan Svejnar will have to win over two other parties, the Christian Democrats, and the Communists. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/paroubek_svejnar.jpg?timestamp=1591394115 Could economist Jan Svejnar unite opposition to incumbent Klaus in presidential elections? https://english.radio.cz/could-economist-jan-svejnar-unite-opposition-incumbent-klaus-presidential-8603231 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9