Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:27:48 +0200https://english.radio.cz/jiri-paroubek-and-mirek-topolanek-who-are-front-runners-race-czech-prime-8619293© 2026 Radio Prague International Polls have them running neck-and-neck days before the elections. Jiri Paroubek, the current Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party, and Mirek Topolanek, the leader of the opposition Civic Democratic Party. One of these two men is most likely to be the Czech Republic's next Prime Minister, but who are they and where did they come from? In this week's Talking Point we take a look at these two men and the images they project. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/paroubek_topolanek2_1.jpg?timestamp=1591441574 https://english.radio.cz/jiri-paroubek-and-mirek-topolanek-who-are-front-runners-race-czech-prime-8619293 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9