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June 2006

No Rain for 40 Days!

June 9, 2006

Yesterday was St. Medard Day and as the saying goes, “Medardova kápě čtyřicet dní kape” (Medard’s cape drips for forty days). I found the saying in English as well: “Should St. Medard’s Day be wet, it will rain for forty yet”. This Medard guy is usually pretty consistent and, as far as I remember, June [...]

Czech Elections Result in Stalemate

June 4, 2006

The voting is over and the results are in for the fourth elections to the Chamber of Deputies since the split of Czechoslovakia in 1993. There was a higher voter turnout this year (64.5%) than four years ago (59%). The center-right ODS (Civic Democrats) won the elections with 35.38% of the vote and center-left ČSSD [...]

Voting Begins in the Czech Elections

June 2, 2006

The Czech parliamentary elections have arrived and voting takes place today and tomorrow. If you would like to read about the Czech political parties and the main issues, BBC News has a good summary on their Q&A: Czech election page. There is also a news article about the campaign.

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