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.
Jozef Chovanec is a former professional footballer and manager. He took part in two major tournaments:the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a player for Czechoslovakia and UEFA Euro 2000 as manager of the Czech Republic.
Michal Bílek is a football manager and former player. He led the Czech Republic national football team for four years between 2009 and 2013. As a player,he represented Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic at international level. His playing position was right midfielder.
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 former football midfielder,who played in the 2000s and 2010s in the Czech First League.
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. From 2013 to 2023,it was a subsidiary of Agrofert holding conglomerate owned by trust of Andrej Babiš,the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Mafra owns newspapers Mladáfronta Dnes and Lidovénoviny. In September 2023,Agrofert sold the group to the Czech billionaire investor Karel Pražák.
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).
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.
JiříReynek was a Czech poet and graphic artist. A fluent French speaker,he translated the works of Henri Pourrat and Francis Jammes. He was the son of Suzanne Renaud and Bohuslav Reynek. Photographer Daniel Reynek was his older brother. The family spent winters in Grenoble and summers in Petrkov,where Reynek spent most of his adult life. The family farm was seized by Germany during World War II,then came under state control after Czechoslovakia transitioned to communism in the 1948 coup d'état.
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.
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.
Jan Palach is a Czech biographical film directed by Robert Sedláček. The film follows Jan Palach during 1968 and 1969 and shows the final 6 months of his life. The film premiered at UherskéHradištěSummer Film School.
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.
Jindřich Staněk is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech First League side Slavia Prague and the Czech Republic.
JiříOvčáček is a Czech journalist and news columnist. He previously worked as the spokesman for MilošZeman during Zeman's presidency.
