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There is no one dominating theme in today's papers, although there are
several eye-catching headlines, not least the one that graces the cover of
PRAVO. It reads 'Zeman declares war against Spidla', quoting an article
the former prime minister has written criticising his successor.
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Press ReviewPress Review
Government reform plans and the future of the European Union dominate the
headlines today. On the international front, the papers discuss whether
the former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was killed in the recent war and
whether he had managed to destroy weapons of mass destruction before the
US-led war erupted.
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Current AffairsKlaus, Zeman - loved and hated by Czechs
According to latest opinion polls almost fifty percent of Czechs would like
to see Civic Democrat Vaclav Klaus as the new Czech president. The second
largest share of public support is enjoyed by Social Democrat Milos Zeman
with 36 percent and the third candidate, Senator Jaroslava Moserova enjoys
the support of 16 percent of the population. These figures however do not
signify much, as it is not the public who decides about the new head of
state anyway. But they are interesting from another point of view. Milos
Zeman and Vaclav Klaus seem to raise both love and hatred in equal
proportion among the Czechs.
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Current AffairsHas Prime Minister Spidla mishandled presidential elections?
Some commentators have been suggesting lately that Social Democrat Prime
Minister Vladimir Spidla has mishandled the presidential elections. In an
attempt to stamp his authority on the party and prevent his
larger-than-life predecessor Milos Zeman becoming president, Mr Spidla
came up with a public poll to choose the Social Democrats' candidate. It
did not go as he had wished. With the prime minister's choice to succeed
Vaclav Havel - ombudsman Otakar Motejl - coming third, Vladimir Spidla is
now having to back second place Jaroslav Bures, who several Social
Democrat MPs and senators have said they will not be voting for. The
poll's winner, Mr Zeman, is biding his time with an eye to making his move
in a possible second vote. I asked commentator Vaclav Zak how the prime
minister had gotten himself into this situation, and why he had not simply
said six months ago that he wanted Otakar Motejl to succeed Vaclav Havel.
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Current Affairs Milos Zeman's popularity complicates presidential election for Social Democrats
With President Vaclav Havel's final term in office now drawing quickly to a
close, political parties in the Czech Republic have begun preparing
themselves for the first round of new presidential elections in January,
and one thing has already become very clear: choosing the country's next
leader will not be an easy task.
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Current AffairsEx-Prime Minister Milos Zeman leads Social Democrat referendum on candidates for presidential office
With a presidential election fast approaching, the governing Social
Democratic party has been holding a public vote on which candidate the
party should propose for the post of the Czech Republic's future
president. What may surprise some is the fact that former Prime Minister
and party leader Milos Zeman is currently ahead in the vote. Alena Skodova
reports:
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Czechs TodayMilos Zeman - outgoing prime minister
Will Czech politics be better or worse off without him? Did his famous
candid statements harm Czech foreign policy or lower the general standard
of the country's political culture? The man in the spotlight is the outgoing
prime minister, Milos Zeman. You can find out more about one of the most
remarkable figures on the Czech political scene in this edition of Profile
with Pavla Horakova.
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