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What next for Czech Republic in wake of Spidla resignation?
"I think the government has been in trouble for such a long time that basically it was impossible to capitalise on anything. It had to come to a head, and it so happened…
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Czechia in 2016: a new name, old fears and many open questions
Post-truth was voted expression of the year in English speaking countries –to what extend does this disturbing phenomenon concern the Czech Republic? Post-truth era JP…
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Analyst: Christian Democrats could be better match for Mayors group than previous partners TOP 09
“I think that it is a good move. The fact that the Christian Democrats and the Mayors and Independents seem to be willing to cooperate is one of the few good developments…
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Analyst: Sobotka may be replaced as Social Democrats chief even before elections if polling numbers stay low
“I think that the Social Democrats are doing badly simply because they have not managed to communicate the essence of the government crisis very well. “They started an…
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Established parties take back seat in local elections
“I think that in general we have seen the trend of turning away from the established parties in the Czech Republic for several years now and in the municipal elections as…
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Zelezny's detention causes storm of publicity
Jiri Pehe: Well, I think that the fact the Mr. Zelezny is the head of the largest private television station in the country with huge influence on political affairs is…
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Prime Minister Topolánek: a sigh of relief or more trouble ahead?
“Well, I think that it is a victory for Topolánek, but I wouldn’t call it a resounding victory, simply because the congress didn’t manage to solve any of the major…
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Political analyst: centre-right parties may self-destruct
“I think that from the constitutional point of view the set-up is certainly legitimate, but legitimacy in politics has two meanings–on the one hand there is the…
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Pundit: Citizens’ initiative calling for resignation of government indicates a new level of public frustration
“The main demand of the Holešovská výzva is for the current government to resign and to force the current president to step down. But in more general terms, they are…
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Political pundit: Cleansing within Social Democratic Party was long overdue
“What is happening is that after a long time some of the older people in the Social Democratic Party who were associated with Miloš Zeman, the former leader of the Social…
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Social Democrats meet to choose new party leader
“Well, I think that it will bring at least one major change and that is that the party will have a real leader. Right now it is just transitional with Bohuslav Sobotka the…
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Czech politicians struggle with the demands of campaigning online
“I think that they do not realize that the Internet - especially Facebook - is a very interactive environment and you cannot think that by putting your picture and name…
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Political scientist: Social Democrats’ election program not realizable without major election victory
“Well, I think that the programme of the Social Democratic Party is realistic only to the extent to which the Social Democrats can win the elections or have a good result…
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Political analyst: Visegrad policy in the EU could backfire
“I think it is quite legitimate for blocks of countries within the EU to have common stances and we have seen this in the case of Scandinavia, the Benelux states and the…
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Communists revel in their new-found influence
"I think this is perhaps the most serious problem of all. Mr. Klaus, it seems, made a Faustian deal with the devil. That is troubling. There is a bill that needs to be…
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Pundit predicts problems ahead for re-jigged cabinet
“I think there were two reasons for reaching this agreement. One was the attitude of President Václav Klaus who really did not want this coalition to fall apart and by…
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Analyst: change of legislation to allow direct presidential elections unlikely
“Well, a direct election of the president would only be possible if there was a constitutional amendment in the Czech Republic, which means that both houses of the Czech…
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New center-left coalition government gets down to business
“Well, I think that what will keep these three very different subjects together is their program, which is a compromise, I personally think it is a well-negotiated program…
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Information campaign on European Union membership to target older people
"Well I think that its lower than in other East European countries simply because one of our top politicians and one of the strongest political parties is euro-sceptic. I…
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Does new political party stand a chance against Social Democrats and Communists?
"I don't think that the chances of this party are big. It's simply because it is a party that is very unlikely to gain a large constituency. Its only supporters would have…
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Government wins confidence but its position weakens
“I think the problem is that this government has a majority but it’s not a real coalition at this point. It is a coalition of two parties which between them do not have a…
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Pundit: Public Affairs has no future with or without Vít Bárta
“In my opinion Vít Bárta still controls the party behind the scenes. I don’t think that his party colleagues – although some of them are now cautiously critical of him –…
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Time running out for TV Nova?
Time running out for TV Nova? "I think there are certainly serious reasons why this should be considered, simply because TV Nova's director - Vladimir Zelezny - has…
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