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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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• Established parties take back seat in local elections

  Negotiations on the formation of local councils are being held around the country in the wake of the weekend elections. While local groups and independent candidates…

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• MP insult row illustrates difficulties with addressing communist past

  The Czech Chamber of Deputies has recently been embroiled in a controversy over one deputy calling another a “communist fízl”, a scornful term for policemen and their…

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• Jiří Pehe: anti-establishment attitudes and widespread disinterest in politics may have to do with historic traumas

  Elections to the European Parliament came and went almost unnoticed in the Czech Republic, where over 80 percent of voters simply ignored them. The record-low turnout of…

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• Political pundit: most Czechs believe they have no real influence on EU decision-making

  The most noteworthy aspect of elections to the European Parliament in the Czech Republic was not who won, but the fact that only 18.2 percent of the country’s eligible…

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• Czech Republic: Taking stock of ten years of EU membership

  May 1st is the 10th anniversary of the Czech Republic’s accession to the European Union. Ten years ago the country joined the EU within the so called “big bang” expansion…

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• How has 10 years of EU membership impacted Czech society?

  As Czechs mark 10 years in the EU, much of the debate has focused on the material benefits of membership. But what about the less tangible aspects of the country’s…

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• Analyst: Skirmishes between finance minister and PM not serious but combative tone won't help

  In recent days, the country’s finance minister, Andrej Babiš, and Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka have traded words in the media over serious issues in which they fail to…

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• Analysis: Czech Republic can only benefit from return to EU ‘mother ship’

  The new prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, signalled ahead of his meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday, that his government would…

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• Czechs respecting Schengen open space but keeping tight rein on non-EU migrants

  Switzerland’s vote in favour of imposing quotas on EU migrants has put migration issues very much in the spotlight. While the Czech Republic has criticized the Swiss…

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• New center-left coalition government gets down to business

  The appointment of a new center-left coalition government to office on Wednesday has ended a six- month power vacuum during which the country was ruled by an interim…

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• Can fresh faces save Civic Democrats?

  The Civic Democrats elected a new leadership at a congress over the weekend, with academic Petr Fiala becoming chairman. Many members see his election as offering new hope…

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• Political battle possible if president rejects cabinet nominees

  Though the ink is long dry on a coalition deal and cabinet posts agreed on by the three parties concerned, the path to a new Czech government remains unclear. There has…

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• Political leader’s communist past revives debate on abolition of screening law

  Talks on the line-up of a new Czech government have hit a snag. One of the key partners in the emerging coalition, ANO leader Andrej Babiš, is listed as a communist…

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• Bohuslav Sobotka begins government negotiations with party backing

  After facing down rivals within his own party, the Social Democratic chairman Bohuslav Sobotka has finally begun negotiations on the future government. This weekend, the…

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• Hašek admits to lying about secret meeting with president

  On Tuesday, the Social Democrat deputy leader Michal Hašek was asked in a live broadcast whether a secret meeting had taken place between himself, several other Social…

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• Political analyst: president’s active role in campaigning may mobilize right-wing voters

  Campaigning in October’s general elections got off the ground this week with a number of new and established parties presenting their election programmes. In addition to…

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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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• Political analyst: Sobotka turnaround delivers Social Democrats to Zeman

  Only a few days ago the head of the Social Democratic Party Bohuslav Sobotka was resolute that the caretaker government – more or less handpicked by the president – should…

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• Change of government triggers shake-up in civil service

  Changes of government in the Czech Republic are generally accompanied by a shake-up in the country’s civil service. Although the Rusnok caretaker government has not yet…

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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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• Czech president tests the limits of his powers

  President Zeman’s decision to replace the outgoing centre-right government with a caretaker administration until scheduled or early elections has evoked an outcry on 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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• Analyst: President Zeman was very active in his first 100 days in office, but may become less effective

  This week marks the end of the first 100 days in office for President Miloš Zeman. Radio Prague spoke with political analyst Jiří Pehe about what was surprising about…

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• Analyst: TOP 09 in high-stakes game to secure dominant position on political right

  Talks are continuing at Prague City Hall between former coalition partners the Civic Democrats and TOP 09. On Monday, the latter withdrew from their coalition agreement…

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