MilošZeman is a Czech politician who served as the third president of the Czech Republic from 2013 to 2023. He also previously served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from 1998 to 2002. As leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party from 1993 to 2001,he is credited with the revival of the party into one of the country's major political forces. Zeman briefly served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1996 to 1998.
Lidovénoviny is a daily newspaper published in Prague,the Czech Republic. It is the oldest Czech daily still in print,and a newspaper of record. It is a national news daily covering political,economic,cultural and scientific affairs,mostly with a centre-right,conservative view. It often hosts commentaries and opinions of prominent personalities from the Czech Republic and from abroad.
Jaroslav Šilhavý is a Czech football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Oman.
Petr Rada is a Czech football coach and former player. He represented Czechoslovakia internationally in the 1980s and managed the Czech Republic national football team between 2008 and 2009. He is well known for his arguments with fans or trainer colleagues and also for impulsive style of coaching.
Michal Hašek is a Czech politician and former Governor of the South Moravian Region. From 2002 until 2014,he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP). He also served as shadow Minister of Agriculture in the shadow cabinet of former Prime Minister JiříParoubek.
Pavel Hašek is a Czech football midfielder currently playing for Bohemians 1905 in the Czech Republic.
Reflex is a Czech weekly magazine focusing on political,social and cultural topics. It was founded in 1990 and is currently owned by company Czech News Center. It is one of the Czech Republic's most controversial and widely read social-political magazines;its print circulation of 60,000 copies reaches approximately 270,000 readers. Polls conducted by the Czech Publishers Association in 2005,2006,2007 and 2008 placed Reflex first in its category.
Bohuslav Sobotka is a Czech politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from January 2014 to December 2017 and Leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) from 2010 until his resignation in June 2017. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (MP) from 1996 to 2018. Sobotka also served as minister of Finance from 2002 to 2006.
Mafra is a Czech media group that publishes printed and internet media,headquartered in Prague,Czech Republic. It is a subsidiary of Agrofert holding conglomerate owned by trust of Andrej Babiš,the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Mafra owns some of the most popular media in the Czech Republic,including MF DNES and Lidovénoviny newspapers,and the most visited Czech news server iDnes.
Presidential elections were held in the Czech Republic in January 2013,the country's first direct election for the presidency. No candidate received a majority of the votes in the first round on 11–12 January,so a second round runoff election was held on 25–26 January. Nine individuals secured enough signatures or support of parliamentarians to become official candidates for the office. MilošZeman of the Party of Civic Rights (SPOZ) and Karel Schwarzenberg of TOP 09 qualified for the second round,which was won by Zeman with 54.8% of the vote,compared to Schwarzenberg's 45.2%. Zeman assumed office in March 2013 after being sworn in.
The 2013 Czech political corruption scandal started with a raid against organized crime which was conducted in the Czech Republic in June 2013 by the Police Unit for Combating Organized Crime and the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office in Olomouc. It involved several highly positioned state officers and politicians,as well as controversial entrepreneurs and lobbyists. The scandal affected the top levels of Czech politics,including Prime Minister Petr Nečas and his coalition government. On 17 June 2013,it resulted in the resignation of the Prime Minister and the cabinet. Nečas also quit as leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).
Andrej Babiš is a Czech politician and entrepreneur who served as the prime minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister from 2014 to 2017. Babišhas been the founding leader of the political party ANO 2011 since 2012.
Marian Jurečka is a Czech politician,who has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Affairs since 17 December 2021 and Minister of the Environment from November 2022 to March 2023,both in Petr Fiala's Cabinet. He was previously the Minister of Agriculture in Bohuslav Sobotka's Cabinet from 2014 to 2017.
The 2014–15 season was Dukla Prague's fourth consecutive season in the Czech First League.
Operation Dragoon Ride was a 2015 military exercise of the US Army and NATO involving transfer of military equipment and personnel from the Baltic states across Poland and the Czech Republic to Germany,following Operation Atlantic Resolve. From 20 March to 1 April 2015,a convoy of armored fighting vehicles,including Strykers,returned via road to their garrison in Vilseck,after manoeuvres in Poland,Estonia and Lithuania.
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2011 happened as a result of 2010 Czech legislative election which led to the resignation of incumbent leader JiříParoubek. The leadership election was considered a duel between Bohuslav Sobotka and Michal Hašek who were main candidates. They were both endorsed by 7 Regional organisations of party. Other candidates included Vladimír Dryml. 609 Delegates were allowed to vote in the election but only 593.
A Czech government crisis began in May 2017,as a result of suspicions that the Minister of Finance,Andrej Babiš,also the leader of ANO 2011,a partner in the ruling coalition,had evaded taxes related to his business activities.
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2015 was held in March 2013. The incumbent leader Bohuslav Sobotka was elected for another term. Sobotka received 84% of votes.
A leadership election for the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) was held in 2018 following the 2017 legislative election. Jan Hamáček was elected the new leader of the party,defeating JiříZimola in the second round.
From 21 May 2018 to 14 June 2018 the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) held a referendum to determine whether it should join the minority government of Andrej Babišwith potential confidence and supply from the Communist Party.
