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• Pundit: Czech leaders watching Slovak elections with “apprehension”

  Czechia’s closest neighbour Slovakia goes to the polls on Saturday to elect a new parliament. We discuss the possible outcome with political scientist Jiří Pehe.

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• Political scientist: Gov. will pay high price for austerity package, but may still regain public trust

  The Fiala administration has pushed through a package of austerity measures that 80 percent of Czechs fear. How high will the price be? Political scientist Jiří Pehe:

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• Analyst: Babiš using similar strategy to Poland’s Kaczynski

  Following his failed presidential bid, Andrej Babiš announced changes in the leadership of the ANO party. I discussed the moves with political analyst Jiří Pehe.

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• Analyst: Government likely to survive Hlubuček scandal “because at this point there is no alternative”

  Will the Czech government survive the scandal of Mayors and Independents? We asked political analyst Jiří Pehe.

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• Pundit: Czech voters are giving the government a second chance

  Did the energy crunch, soaring inflation and global security concerns impact the vote in the municipal and Senate elections? Jiří Pehe says not as much as was predicted.

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• Czechs mulling choice of next president as date for election set

  Czechs are already mulling who they will support as their next head of state in elections scheduled for January 13. Jiří Pehe comments on the outlooks.

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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

  Why do the centre-right parties want to bring down the government six months ahead of regular elections and can they hope to achieve their goal? 

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• Political analyst Jiri Pehe on election outcome

  Who will rule the Czech Republic over the next four years? In recent days political analysts have been speculating on the pros and cons of various coalition scenarios. On…

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• Political analyst on Kyiv visit: They wanted to show that they do not recognize Russian dominance

  Political analyst Jiří Pehe says the visit to Kyiv by three prime ministers was a signal both to Russia and the EU.

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• "An historic day" - analyst Jiri Pehe on the referendum result

  Jiri Pehe is a former advisor to Vaclav Havel and an independent political analyst who has closely monitored the results of the referendum on EU accession in the Czech…

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• Jiří Pehe: divisions in Czech society will take years to heal

  Miloš Zeman’s victory in the country’s first direct presidential election has highlighted some deep divisions in Czech society. A large part of the future president’s…

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• Pehe: Zeman, Klaus stand equal chance of becoming president

  The Czech parliament meets for a second time on Friday to try and choose a successor to President Vaclav Havel, in the wake of last week's inconclusive vote. Three…

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• Tension within ruling coalition will mount, says commentator Jiří Pehe

  The key to the survival of the Czech coalition government was a deal between the coalition parties brokered by President Václav Klaus at Prague Castle. No details of the…

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• Analyst Jiří Pehe says it is unlikely the president will call early elections

  With Prime Minister Petr Nečas stepping down, there are a still a number of different scenarios according to which the current government crisis may be resolved. What is…

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• Jiří Pehe and a novel that pits angels against the isms of our age

  Ivan Klíma described the 2009 novel Three Faces of an Angel by Jiří Pehe as one of the most outstanding Czech novels since the fall of communism. The book is not only an…

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• Pehe: Czech government has taken somewhat ‘alibistic’ stance on refugees

  The Czech Republic will accept no new migrants this year under EU plans, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec said on Monday in Brussels. Mr Chovanec criticised the EU’s hot…

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• Pehe: EU worried at “learner driver” Czechs steering Europe through crisis

  It was a weekend of accusations and soul-searching for the main governing party, the Civic Democrats, in the wake of a second terrible drubbing at the hands of the left…

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• Klaus knows Sudeten German property issue “emotional”, says pundit Pehe

  The Czech president, Václav Klaus, may have surprised everyone with his new condition for signing the Lisbon treaty, but here in the Czech Republic the argument that the…

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• Political analyst Jiří Pehe: the present crisis will strengthen democracy in the Czech Republic

  The recent weeks of political turmoil in the Czech Republic have left many questions unanswered – primarily what kind of government will rule the country until regular…

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• Pehe: Protest leader’s move into politics reflects opposition’s lack of threat to Babiš

  The head of anti-Babiš protest group Million Moments for Democracy, Mikuláš Minář, has quit with a view to launching a party that would contest general elections in 2021.

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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

  On Thursday, junior coalition member Public Affairs came forward with a list of demands for the government, threatening to walk out unless a new anti-corruption law is…

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• Jiří Pehe pens first political biography of post-89 heavyweight Václav Klaus

  President Václav Klaus has been a dominant figure on the Czech political scene ever since the early 1990s. The founder of the Civic Democrats was finance minister and…

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• Martin Bursík’s new party will attract ‘politically homeless’ voters, says Jiří Pehe

  Last week, former Green Party chairman Martin Bursík announced that he was leaving the Greens to found a new party. A mere three days later he had collected enough…

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• Supreme Court decision will weaken trust in democratic politics, says analyst Jiří Pehe

  Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision, which confirmed immunity for three former Civic Democratic MPs securing their freedom from prosecution for deals made while in parliament…

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