Politics / Elections

This section includes reports, analysis and opinion about elections, public participation and political parties.

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19th January 2018 / Politics / Elections


Grayling Political Digest, January 2018

Last weekend, the Czechs decided on the two candidates who would enter the final round of the presidential election, which is scheduled for 26 and 27 January. Apart from the current president Zeman, with a 38.6% share of the vote, and Mr Drahoš, with 26.6%, there was surprisingly strong support for the following three candidates (Fisher, Horáček, and Hilšer). All of them won around 500,000 votes and immediately pledged their support to Mr Drahoš.
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15th January 2018 / Politics / Elections


AmCham CZ: Czech presidential vote - first round overview

Inside is a comparison of the voting totals for the 2013 and 2018 Czech presidential elections to provide some possible clues on what is going to happen in the second round of the presidential elections. An article by the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic.
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13th January 2018 / Politics / Elections


politico.eu: Zeman to face scientist Drahoš in Czech presidential run-off

PRAGUE — Incumbent Miloš Zeman easily beat eight other candidates in the first round of the Czech presidential election but faces a stiff test to win another five-year term against the runner-up, scientist Jiří Drahoš, politico.eu writes.
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Members of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic