Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:10:14 +0200Controversial Tomio Okamura elected Lower House Speaker - but can he reinvent himself? https://english.radio.cz/controversial-tomio-okamura-elected-lower-house-speaker-can-he-reinvent-himself-8868083© 2026 Radio Prague International Tomio Okamura, leader of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, has been elected Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, making him the third-highest constitutional official in Czechia. A controversial figure, he was charged earlier this year with inciting racial hatred. But can he reinvent himself in his new role as Speaker, as he seems to hope? Radio Prague International spoke with political scientist and commentator Jiří Pehe. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/d4900c3775dadff89202a5245300d165.jpg?timestamp=1762424959 Controversial Tomio Okamura elected Lower House Speaker - but can he reinvent himself? https://english.radio.cz/controversial-tomio-okamura-elected-lower-house-speaker-can-he-reinvent-himself-8868083 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9