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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 20:56:53 GMT
The Czech Republic elects a new president on 25th-26th January, to replace Vaclav Klaus who has reached the end of his term limit. The Czechs have the same voting system as France, where the two candidates with the most votes going through to a second round if one candidate doesn't get more than half the votes. The first round was held two weeks ago. The two remaining candidates are Milos Zeman of the Party of Civic Rights - Zemanovci, and Karel Schwarzenberg of TOP 09. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_presidential_election,_2013 |
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Post by Sibboleth on Jan 23, 2013 21:24:52 GMT
I think it's fair to say that both candidates are 'special'.
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Post by iainbhx on Jan 23, 2013 22:18:46 GMT
I think it's fair to say that both candidates are 'special'. Schwarzenberg certainly is, I shall ask my Prag correspondent about t'other. |
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Post by markgoodair on Jan 26, 2013 23:12:02 GMT
Zeman wins with 54.8% of the poll.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2013 8:29:49 GMT
Zeman wins with 54.8% of the poll.  I wanted the aristocrat to win. The role of the Czech Republic's President, is of course, mostly ceremonial - a figurehead - unlike the heads of state of Austria and Hungary. |
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Post by iainbhx on Jan 27, 2013 9:00:57 GMT
Zeman wins with 54.8% of the poll. I wanted the aristocrat to win. The role of the Czech Republic's President, is of course, mostly ceremonial - a figurehead - unlike the heads of state of Austria and Hungary. Personally, I'm amazed that a German-speaking Czech did so well, but the rather strange social democrat won as I thought would happen. You have to admit, Islamophobia and Global Warming denial are unusual positions for a social democrat. My Czech friends spoilt their ballots. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jan 27, 2013 9:38:30 GMT
I should probably have done so if I were a Czech. Despite his soundness on those two issues, Zeman is still a Social Democrat and while the aristocrat may well be sound on a number of other issues, he's still a German
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Post by iainbhx on Jan 27, 2013 9:45:00 GMT
I should probably have done so if I were a Czech. Despite his soundness on those two issues, Zeman is still a Social Democrat and while the aristocrat may well be sound on a number of other issues, he's still a German But a throughly Czech-German, the way it could have gone with a bit more insight on either side. You have to admit, it's not a bad family shack he's from de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_%C4%8Cesk%C3%BD_Krumlov. |
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Post by David Ashforth on Jan 27, 2013 10:09:02 GMT
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Post by iainbhx on Jan 27, 2013 10:22:47 GMT
An interesting split. He didn't even take Krummau an der Moldau ;D |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Jan 27, 2013 10:25:38 GMT
Seems like Moravia was much stronger for the Social Democrat, but the divide is essentially an urban/rural one.
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Post by Sibboleth on Jan 27, 2013 13:12:09 GMT
Kind of, but a big part of that is actually class. Note that Ostrava voted massively for Zeman.
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Post by iainbhx on Jan 27, 2013 14:56:31 GMT
Kind of, but a big part of that is actually class. Note that Ostrava voted massively for Zeman. That's no surprise as did most of the former Sudetenland, I was surprised that he didn't take Brno. |
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Post by Sibboleth on Jan 27, 2013 18:03:13 GMT
Yeah, the absolute opposite of a surprise.
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