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Czech democracy in the mirror: What the presidential elections tell us
The first direct elections of the Czech president offered a refreshing contrast to the back room manoeuvring and political horse-trading that accompanied the election in parliament of presidents Havel and (especially) Klaus. Despite the nastiness of the Zeman campaign and … Continue reading
Posted in Czech politics
Tagged CSSD, Czech Republic, democracy, election, elections, Karel Schwarzenberg, Milos Zeman, ods, parties, political parties, presidential, schwarzenberg, zeman
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Czech presidential elections: Schwarzenberg comeback sets up close run-off
Few observers, even a matter of weeks beforehand, would have predicted the success of the two candidates who will be contesting the second round run-off to choose the Czech Republic’s first directly elected president, which takes place on 25-26 January. … Continue reading
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Tagged CSSD, Czech, Czech Republic, election, elections, Jan Fischer, Karel Schwarzenberg, Milos Zeman, ods, president, presidential, schwarzenberg, Vaclav Klaus, Vladimir Franz, zeman
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Left with questions
I’m at conference on the Future of the Left in Central Europe in Prague co-organised by CESTA, one of the Czech Republic’s few centre-left thinktanks, and the German SPD’s Ebert Foundation, having been to an academic workshop on a similar … Continue reading
Posted in Czech Republic, Hungary, left-wing politics, political parties
Tagged CESTA, CSSD, Czech Republic, FES, hungary, left, LMP, Poland, political parties, political science, slovakia, Smer, social democracy, Visgrad
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