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Current AffairsPresident marks 90th anniversary of founding of Czechoslovakia
This October 28 marked 90 years since the founding of Czechoslovakia as an
independent state. According to tradition, on the day the Czech president
always addresses the country before bestowing state honours for outstanding
individual service. Jan Velinger has more on the president’s speech and
Tuesday’s ceremony at Prague Castle’s Vladislav Hall.
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Current AffairsPrague witnesses first major military parade in 23 years
Prague witnessed its first major military parade since 1985 on Tuesday, to
mark the 90th anniversary of the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918.
Czechoslovakia weathered many storms before finally splitting into two
countries in 1993, but the anniversary is still celebrated here in the
Czech Republic, although not in Slovakia. The idea to hold a large-scale
military parade attracted criticism in some quarters, but seems to have
been positively received by the public.
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Current AffairsPehe: EU worried at “learner driver” Czechs steering Europe through crisis
It was a weekend of accusations and soul-searching for the main governing
party, the Civic Democrats, in the wake of a second terrible drubbing at
the hands of the left-wing opposition. Party leader Mirek Topolánek is
under severe pressure to resign his leadership, and perhaps the prime
minister’s post as well. A campaign to unseat him appears to be gaining
momentum, with the tacit approval of the Civic Democrats’ honorary
chairman, president Václav Klaus. So can he survive, and what does all
this political instability mean for a country which is supposed to take
over the presidency of the EU on January 1st at a time of global financial
crisis? Radio Prague spoke to analyst Jiří Pehe.
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