Czechia – The Italian tradition of the pentapartito, or five-party coalition, has now taken hold in Prague where, following the legislative elections on 8 and 9 October, the SPOLU electoral coalition comprising the ODS, KDU-ČSL, and TOP09, along with the PirSTAN electoral…
Czechia – In a theme familiar to many in the West, polling predictions failed dramatically as Czechia held its lower-house elections on October 8-9. This time it worked against the populists, as the outcome was poor for incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babiš…
This article was published online by the China-CEE Institute on 18 October 2021.
Czechia - A regular election for the Chamber of Deputies, the lower chamber of the Czech Parliament, was held on October 8–9. The results are interesting for several reasons. The…
Czechia – On 8 and 9 October, the Czechs voted to elect a new parliament. After an extremely close match, Prime Minister Andrej Babiš may not keep his job. The elections also showed that Czech politics is polarised around two personalities, Andrej…