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Political scientist Jiří Pehe on motions from the center-right: We are seeing a struggle over who will lead the next government
“It seems that at this point both coalitions are basically just trying to show voters that they are doing something with regard to the Babiš government, but in fact it is…
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Analyst: Government likely to survive Hlubuček scandal “because at this point there is no alternative”
“Yes. I do think that the government will be shaken by the ‘Hlubuček affair’, but it will survive, simply because at this point there is no alternative. "That’s because if…
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Analyst: Babiš using similar strategy to Poland’s Kaczynski
“I think that Babiš is trying to use a similar strategy to the one we know from Poland, where Jaroslaw Kaczynski is the leader of the Law and Justice party but doesn’t…
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Pundit: Czech voters are giving the government a second chance
“Well, we have seen a certain rise in support for the populist ANO party of Andrej Babiš and Tomio Okamura’s Freedom and Direct Democracy, so one could argue that, yes…
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Czechs mulling choice of next president as date for election set
“Well I think that especially the war in Ukraine may, to some extent, affect who people choose for their next president. Obviously, there is still a large degree of…
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Political analyst on Kyiv visit: They wanted to show that they do not recognize Russian dominance
“I think it was an important symbolic gesture. We still do not know exactly what was promised , whether it was just a diplomatic visit showing support for Ukraine or…
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Pehe: Protest leader’s move into politics reflects opposition’s lack of threat to Babiš
“I think that Mikuláš Minář has come to the conclusion that his appeals to the current Czech opposition parties to unite and beat Andrej Babiš have not succeeded, that…
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Political analyst Jiri Pehe on election outcome
So, Mr. Pehe how do you see the result and what are the most likely coalition scenarios shaping up? "Well, at this point it seems to me that the most likely scenario is…
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"An historic day" - analyst Jiri Pehe on the referendum result
"I think that this is really a historic day for the Czech Republic and Czech society because, quite frankly, when one considers the political spectrum where two large…
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Jiří Pehe: divisions in Czech society will take years to heal
“Well, I think that the main reasons were not so much related to the left-right division in Czech society as many had expected because quite frankly, from this point of…
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Pehe: Zeman, Klaus stand equal chance of becoming president
Pehe: Zeman, Klaus stand equal chance of becoming president "I think that both the Czech Republic's image abroad and the management of the country have suffered to…
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Tension within ruling coalition will mount, says commentator Jiří Pehe
“The coalition seems to have real problems with communication, the three parties do not see eye-to-eye, and I think it’s just a matter of time before another conflict…
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Analyst Jiří Pehe says it is unlikely the president will call early elections
“President Zeman has said several times that he does not want this government to continue. However, at the same time, he may not be open to early elections, simply because…
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Jiří Pehe and a novel that pits angels against the isms of our age
Jiří Pehe is one of the Czech Republic’s best known political commentators and over the last two decades we have spoken with him on many subjects here on Radio Prague. He…
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Pehe: Czech government has taken somewhat ‘alibistic’ stance on refugees
I discussed the Czech position with political analyst Jiří Pehe, asking first whether the interior minister had a point that the EU needed to get its house in order. “I…
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‘Velvet Retro’: historian Veronika Pehe on Czech pop culture, (anti)heroes, collective memory and post-communist nostalgia – for resistance
Scholars of state socialism have frequently invoked ‘post-communist nostalgia’ to identify an uncritical longing for the utopian ambitions and lived experience of the…
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Pehe: EU worried at “learner driver” Czechs steering Europe through crisis
“I think Mr Topolánek’s position has been shaky ever since Mr Klaus was re-elected as the president of the Czech Republic. Some analysts, including myself, predicted then…
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Klaus knows Sudeten German property issue “emotional”, says pundit Pehe
“Well I would say that 90 percent of all legal studies on the subject of what Mr Klaus sees as a possible misuse of the Lisbon treaty show that the possibility is really…
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Political analyst Jiří Pehe: the present crisis will strengthen democracy in the Czech Republic
“We should not hide the fact that the Czech Republic already has a grand coalition. Everyone is talking about a government of experts but in fact what we have is a…
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Pehe: Christian Democrats in good position to become main right-wing party
Analysts also see the Senate results as strong confirmation that the Christian Democrats have returned as a significant political force. On Saturday, they clinched four…
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Political analyst Pehe: Collapse of government a possibility if junior coalition partner walks out
“It’s significant on two levels. First, it sends a message that the government is not really serious about trying to fight corruption, and that is a strong message and one…
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Jiří Pehe pens first political biography of post-89 heavyweight Václav Klaus
Mr Pehe, President Klaus is today known abroad mainly for two things: his strong views of the EU, and his denial of man-made global warming. But at home, he remains one of…
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Martin Bursík’s new party will attract ‘politically homeless’ voters, says Jiří Pehe
“I think that this is a party, or political project, that basically is trying to speak to the right-of-center liberal voters. And I don’t think that the program is so…
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Supreme Court decision will weaken trust in democratic politics, says analyst Jiří Pehe
“The decision of the Supreme Court is unfortunate in several ways. First, it prevents the prosecutors from bringing this case of the three [former] deputies of the Civic…
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Jiří Pehe: anti-establishment attitudes and widespread disinterest in politics may have to do with historic traumas
“In general the Czechs do not show much interest in European affairs and one could attribute this to the last ten years of political developments in the Czech Republic…
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