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STUDENT'S E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA
School of Social Science of Charles University
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110 01 Prague 1
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C A R O L I N A No 30, Friday, June 6, 1992.
THE EVENTS OF THE LAST WEEK {May 27-June 3}
TV Speech of Vaclav Havel
Vaclav Havel had a speech about coming elections on June 2. He pointed
out a big importance of elections not only for Czechoslovakia but also
for Europe. He challenged the voters to give their votes to people who
want to continue in the brave economical reform. We can get closer to
the world , our economy will reach its renaissance and our life standard
will increase only with the help of this economical reform. The
President asked the citizens to give their votes to the parties whose
programmes guareantee freedom of people and human rights as well as the
state of civil and tolerant people.
He asked the citizens not to vote the people who prefer the feeling
of power to fate of our nation as well as people who hide vain and proud
behind their smile. The President warned us to give our votes to people
who are not able to listen to others but who are drunk with the feeling
of self-importance. He asked us to vote these people who are ready to
look for just nations' and citizens' co-living.
The Campaign is Over
The election campaign ended on June 3. The elections to the Federal
Assembly and to the national parliaments will take place on June 5 and
6. 39 political parties, movements and coalitions will take part in the
elections. The campaign was commented as civil, even boring. State
massmedia had limited time by law to give space to parties. Czech
television had one hour each day for promotion clips. Despite the
measures the central election committee who control the elections got
complains on some programmes that were understood as "elections'
agitations". Only two round discussion tables were organized during the
campaign. Both of them prepared editors from Lidove noviny newpaper.
What Our Countrymen have to do?
Opposition as well as government parties criticise that
Czechoslovak people living abroad can't vote at embassies. It is
expected that this possibility will exist in next elections.
Czechoslovak people including those who don't have permanent stay in our
territory can vote in every votting room in the territory of
Czechoslovakia. The passsport is needed.
The System of the Elections
People will vote in 22 000 places in our territory on June 5-6. The
results will be worked out with the computer. Computer network for
voucher privatization will be used. The programm equipment will be
placed to the computers at the first day of elections, until that time
it will be saved in safes.
Election rooms will be closed on Saturday on 2 p.m. and election
committees will start working after that. Results of voting regions will
be colected by district commissions who will count first the percentage
of votes for each party and preference's votes later. The results will
get over regional committees to the centers in Prague and Bratislava.
Central computer will announce the results on Sunday evening.
The counting of preference's votes will be finished on Tuesday
afternoon and complete lists of MPs will be available on Wensday.
The Most Popular Politicians
According to public opinion survey there are only three politicians
who get support of more then 50% in both republics. The first place
occupies the President Havel with 78%, the second is Jiri Dienstbier ,
the Minister of Foreign Affairs- 64% and third place belongs to Valtr
Komarek {52%} who is main critic of the economical reform.
Some politicians are popular only in one republic as Jan Kalvoda,
the chairman of Civic Democratic Alliance, Vaclav Klaus, the Minister of
Finances and the chairman of Civic Democratic Party and Vladimir Dlouhy,
the Minister of economy in Czech republic. Vladimir Meciar, the chairman
of the Movement for Democratic Slovakia and Alexander Dubcek, the
chairman of the Slovak Social Democratic Party as well as Peter Weiss,
the chairman of the Party of Democratic Left-wing are the most popular
politicians in the Slovakia. The chairmans of the national governments
and national parliaments did not reach the popularity.
The Results of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The most succesfull agreements in our abroad policy is the
agreement about the departure of the Soviet Army from our territory as
well as Czechoslovak contribution to the canceling of the Warshaw
Agreement. Czechoslovakia succeed to sign an association agreement with
EC countries and start intensive cooperation with Poland and Hungary.
Minister Dienstbier evaluated the "cleaning" of his department with
60 people who worked there before November 89. About 80% of diplomats
were changed on our embassies.
The German Capital
Germany invested to the Czechoslovakia 790 million DM. Total German
investment abroad counts about 29 billion DM. The investment to the
countries of Eastern and Middle Europe increased but major investment
went to EC countries. Investment of Volkswagen company to Skoda Mlada
Boleslav will reach 90 million DM in 1998.
Petr Pithart, the Prime Minister of Czech government consider
assertions of opposition about selling-out the national property to
capital abroad as nonsences. Left wing challenges traditional untrust to
German neighbours. "There is only small part of capital that should be
there in our country", said Petr Pithart. If new government will prove
the agreements, the amount of German capital should decrease from 70% to
40% in 1996.
CULTURAL SERVICE
Invektiff
The fest of modern dancing creativity brings a lot of new ideas,
space and support to independent groups. These helped to group Invektiff
that wanted to have own perfomances.
Invektiff introduced itself with the perfomance Urfaust on the
fest. It was an experiment of dancing, dumb show, text and voice
mixture.
Invektiff group introduced itself during the "Week of Czech
Culture" in Northern France. Group will have perfomances in Prague and
Bratislava during summer fest "Dance of Prague".
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