Bém slips from top place of favourite politicians

Prague Mayor Pavel Bém has slipped from his long-standing position as the county’s most trusted politician, suggests a new opinion poll by the STEM agency. The Social Democrats first deputy chairman Bohuslav Sobotka came first in the survey. Mr Bém had led STEM’s polls for about a year, but his recently announced leadership challenge against Civic Democrat head Mirek Topolánek is viewed as the most likely reason for the slip down to third place, below Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg, who is in second place. Mr Sobotka is viewed favourably by 55 percent of respondents in the new poll, while Mr Bém enjoys 47 percent support. Other top political figures are also listed, with Social Democrat head Jiří Paroubek enjoying 46 percent support and his Civic Democrat counterpart Mr Topolánek 21 percent support.

Author: Dominik Jůn