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Talking PointElection “super year” reshaping Czech politics

23-06-2009 17:17 | Jan Richter

Photo: European Commission Czechs are living a political super year with three elections within the space of 12 months. After the regional and Senate elections and elections to the European Parliament, political parties are gearing up for early general elections in October. Analysts say that at the end of all this, the Czech political scene could emerge in a whole new perspective. More

Current AffairsKarel Schwarzenberg to lead new party TOP 09

12-06-2009 16:34 | Jan Richter

Miroslav Kalousek, Karel Schwarzenberg (right), photo: CTK A new political party has emerged on the scene. The conservative TOP 09 party was unveiled in Prague on Thursday by one of its founders, the former Christian Democrat and finance minister, Miroslav Kalousek, and the party’s designated leader, Senator and former foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg. In the early general elections scheduled for October, the new group will seek to offer an alternative to those dissatisfied with the state of Czech politics. Radio Prague talked to Karel Schwarzenberg, and asked him why he had agreed to lead the new party.  More

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09-05-2009 03:02 | Daniela Lazarová

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