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Václav Klaus: A political phenomenon without political power
In many ways a medium-sized Central European country like the Czech Republic could hardly have wished for a better president: an experienced, energetic and erudite politician of international standing able to engage both with the big European issues and handle … Continue reading
Posted in Czech politics, Czech Republic, Václav Havel, Václav Klaus
Tagged Czech, Czech Republic, Karel Schwarzenberg, klaus, Milos Zeman, president, presidential, Vaclav Havel, Vaclav Klaus
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Czech Republic: Four things you didn’t know about Miloš Zeman
Ever since Miloš Zeman won the Czech presidential elections on 26 January, analysts have been scrambling to say just what his political views actually are – especially his views on foreign policy and the EU. Never quite as prolific a … Continue reading
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Tagged Czech, Czech Republic, Milos Zeman, president, 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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Why Miloš Zeman is the Czech comeback kid
The political return of former Social Democrat leader and leading presidential hopeful Miloš Zeman has been one of the more surprising emerging-from-under-the -radar phenomena in Czech politics over the past couple of years. For most observers of Czech politics Zeman … Continue reading
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Tagged Czech, Czech Republic, election, elections, president, presidential, SPOZ, zeman
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Schwarzenberg: From castle to Castle?
And no sooner do I post on Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg at Chatham House than he decides to make waves in Czech domestic politics by announcing that he will be a candidate for the Czech Presidency, when Václav Klaus … Continue reading
Posted in Czech politics, Czech Republic, TOP09, Václav Havel, Václav Klaus
Tagged Czech Republic, havel, paroubek, politics, president, schwarzenberg, spidla, vaclavklaus, zeman
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