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STUDENTS' E-MAIL NEWS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
Faculty 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 310, Friday, November 27, 1998.
FROM THE EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK (November 18 - November 25)
Four-Party Coalition Surprisingly Wins Senate Elections
The second round of Senate elections November 20-21 ended in
failure for the ruling Social Democrats (CSSD) and the biggest
opposition party, the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) in most election
districts. The four-party coalition (Freedom Union, Christian Democrats,
Civic Democratic Alliance and Democratic Union) was the surprising
winner of the Senate elections.
Thirteen of the 14 four-party coalition candidates in the second
and final round were winners, while nine of ODS' 22 candidates were
successful. The Social Democrats were less fortunate, with three winners
from 15 candidates. The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia got two
of its three candidates into the Senate.
The election somewhat changed the division of seats in the 81-seat
upper house: the four-party coalition has 28 seats, ODS 26 and the
Social Democrats 23. The other four seats belong to the Communists. ODS
and the Social Democrats do have a constitutional majority, which could
be useful for the changes to the Constitution discussed among the two
parties. After the July early elections the two parties signed the
Opposition Contract (see Carolina 297), which dictates that the Senate
chairman should be an ODS senator. The Czech media have tabbed ODS Vice
Chairwoman Libuse Benesova and Brno Mayor and Senator Dagmar Lastovecka
as favorites. It is possible that current Senate Chairman Petr Pithart
will run again for the post.
Voters showed no great interest in the second round. During the two
days of elections 20 per cent of the voting populace came to the polls,
the lowest percentage since 1989. One week ago, in the first round of
Senate elections together with local elections, voter turnout was 42 per
cent.
The most probable reason why voters ignored the Senate elections is
that they have not heard much about the Senate, which came into
existence two years ago. According to the Constitution the Senate has
little authority in legislative matters and thus its activity is not too
visible. Many citizens therefore consider the Senate unnecessary and
desire its elimination. Another possible reason for low turnout is that
the elections were the third this year and the parties did not offer
anything new to voters.
Marketa Lajdova/Sofia Karakeva
Czech Republic in Central Europe Initiative Summit in Croatia
Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman said the most important task for
the 16 countries in the Central European Initiative (CEI) will be to
move from political phrases into concrete cooperation. Zeman, Foreign
Minister Jan Kavan and Trade Minister Miroslav Gregr attended the
November 20-21 summit.
According to the Czech daily Pravo, Zeman said he considers
concrete areas of cooperation the realization of a common transportation
network meeting EU standards, tourism projects, telecommunications and
youth exchanges.
Croatian Prime Minister Zlatko Matesa, after meeting with his Czech
counterpart said that the Croatian side accepted Zeman's proposal to
cover Croatia's debt to the Czech Republic of 4 million USD with the
purchases of some tourist centers on Croatia's coast.
During Zeman's meeting with Italian Prime Minister Massimo d'Alema
both parties agreed that Italy will send the Czech Republic experts
trained in the Italian Clean Hands Operation to aid in the fight against
economic crime. The CEI's next summit will be in the Czech Republic.
Sasa Jokic/Sofia Karakeva
Zeman Discusses Federal Property Division in Slovakia
Prime Minister Milos Zeman and five ministers from his Cabinet
visited Slovakia November 23, shortly after President Vaclav Havel's
private visit to Bratislava. The main point of the agenda turned out to
be the division of property of the former Czechoslovakia. According to
Zeman and Slovak Premier Mikulas Dzurinda, the issue will be discussed
later by expert commissions.
"We agreed to rescusitate the work of the Commission for the
Division of Property, which had been artificially interrupted. The vice
chairmen for economy of each government, Pavel Mertlik (Czech) and Ivan
Miklos (Slovak), will be the heads of the commission. The problem of the
division of property should be resolved within a year. That is our
agreement," said Zeman to daily MF DNES. The first meeting of the
commission should occur by mid-December and consist of an inventory of
controversial claims. The Czech claims include 26.1 billion crowns in
the National Bank of Slovakia and a share in the General Credit Bank
(Vseobecna uverova banka), while the Slovak side claims 4.5 tons of gold
deposited in the Czech National Bank, its shares in the former federal
National Property Fund and equity interests in the Czechoslovak Trade
Bank (Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka CSOB) and in the Commerce Bank
(Komercni banka).
The Czech Republic is backing Slovakia in its efforts to join the
European Union and NATO in the first rounds of expansion.
The influx of illegal immigrants crossing the Czech-Slovak border
from the East should not force restrictions on the border, said Foreign
Ministers Jan Kavan (Czech) and Eduard Kukan (Slovak) as well as both
premiers. Dzurinda is going to solve the refugee problem by reinforcing
the Slovak border with Ukraine.
Both governments will support the student exchanges. They are going
to work out the principles of dual citizenship and encourage solutions
for the problems of their citizens working in the other republic.
Zeman and Dzurinda signed an agreement on mutual assistance in case
of emergencies such as natural disasters, and they promised to observe
the provisions of the Czech-Slovak treaty, which prescribe meetings of
the countries' leaders twice a year. The next meeting is to take place
in February in Prague.
Linda Kholova/Linda Kholova
Government to Resume Dialogue with Church
Culture Minister Pavel Dostal and Cardinal Miloslav Vlk agreed
November 23 at their meeting with President Vaclav Havel to resume
dialogue. Dostal and Vlk described the previous discord, which arose
when Prime Minister Milos Zeman refused discussion until Vlk would
apologize for his statement that the government does not have the
church's confidence (see Carolina 309), as a misunderstanding.
State and church representatives agreed on the necessity to form
a commission which should resolve the relationship between the state and
the church. Not only the Catholic Church but also other churches have
strongly protested against the fact that commission members might be
people who damaged the church in the past. Therefore, the church
considers Communists absolutely unacceptable for the commission. Dostal
said it is necessary to solve as soon as possible three key problems: to
define the church's status in society, to solve its financing, and to
complete church property restitution.
Josef Koukolicek/Denisa Vitkova
Former Secret Police Officer Sentenced
The Prague 6 District Court sentenced former Czechoslovak secret
police (StB) officer Ladislav Macha November 23 to five years in prison.
Macha was found guilty of the physical abuse which led to the death of
Catholic priest Josef Toufar during investigation into the so-called
Cihost miracle in 1950. Macha appealed the sentence.
Macha was the leader of the StB investigation team which tried to
prove Toufar's guilt and the subversive activities of the Catholic
Church. The group's main aim was to get Toufar's confession that he used
some sort of mechanism to produce a miracle in the Cihost Church in
1949. During a Sunday mass in Cihost, a crucifix moved on the church's
altar. Toufar was arrested and was held for several days in a cold
prison cellar without food and water. Macha brutally beat him and got
a confession. A few days later Toufar died from the rupture of a gastric
ulcer.
Macha was brought to court in 1968, but during normalization his
case was deferred. The court did not accept the argument that the statue
of limitations for Macha's crime had expired.
Jan Moravek/Jakub Jirovec
Happy Ending to Czech Airplane Drama
The dramatic flight of a Czech airplane ended happily at Prague's
Ruzyne Airport November 18. The plane took off from New York November
16, but a technical defect in the cabin-pressure system forced
a dramatic decline in altitude and an emergency landing at an airport in
Gander, Canada.
After two hours of flight, a sudden decrease in cabin pressure
occurred at an altitude of 11,000 meters (3,000 feets), activating the
plane's emergency oxygen system. Oxygen masks fell, some passengers
believed the steam on board was smoke. Pilot Antonin Zalud made a rapid
descent and the subsequent emergency landing.
A technician then fixed the problem, probably caused by the
careless loading of luggage, and the plane flew safely from Gander to
Prague.
Robin Rohrich/Lenka Nejezchlebova
Former Chemapol Manager Commits Suicide
Former Chemapol manager Hugo Michael Sekyra committed suicide in his
Vienna apartment November 20. Last year he arrived in Chemapol to lead
it out of its crisis and spearheaded the transformation of Chemapol's
declining empire into AliaChem. But he was fired in October by Chemapol
Group President Vaclav Junek, whom he accused of improper activity in
the corporation. Sekyra was found dead immediately after his departure
from Prague, where he was said to meet some Chemapol leaders.
Police team leader Max Edelbacher said Sekyra shot himself with his
legally owned weapon. There was no suicide note in his apartment, but
the Austrian police are nearly sure it was a suicide. Sekyra's
motivation could have been his unsuccessful Novafrost enterprise, which
is struggling to pay its large debts.
Petra Machova/Jakub Jirovec
AFTER DEADLINE - Next issue headlines
* The first reading of the 1999 state budget, with a deficit of 31
billion crowns, was passed in Parliament's Chamber of Deputies.
* The Czech government adopted a measure to protect Czech pig
farmers, who, despite the move, still plan to protest.
* Prague Mayor Jan Koukal will be replaced by another Civic
Democratic Party (ODS) politician, architect Jan Kasl. The Prague City
Hall will be governed by a coalition of ODS with the Social Democrats.
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FROM SLOVAKIA
Government Program for Transition to Third Millennium
The aspiration of the new Slovak government is to lead Slovakia
into the third millennium as a stable, democratic and lawful state.
Premier Mikulas Dzurinda November 19 presented the members of the
parliament with his government's program statement, called a program of
national renewal.
The Slovak National Assembly will give a vote of confidence to the
government on the basis of this statement during this week, after
committee discussions. The government coalition parties have
a three-fifths majority in the Assembly, so the statement should be
passed without problems.
In foreign policy the government intends to step up efforts to
joining NATO, OECD and the European Union. In addition, the government
includes among its priorities good relations with its central European
neighbors, the US and Russia.
Dzurinda promised transparent privatization and the release of the
names those who received preferential treatment in previous
privatizations. Slovakia should enter the next century with 10-per-cent
unemployment and economic growth of 4 per cent to 5 per cent, although
stagnation and a decline in growth are expected in the near future.
Dzurinda rejected the use of shock therapy, preferring socially
acceptable changes.
At the end of his speech the premier thanked the previous
government of Vladimir Meciar for its positive contributions, but he
also criticized it as the leading cause of the poor state of society. He
appealed to the supporters of all parties to participate in the national
renewal.
Lenka Ludvikova/Katerina Kolarova
The New Director of Slovak Television is Milan Materak
Members of the Slovak National Assembly November 19 chose Milan
Materak as new director of the public service broadcaster Slovak
Television.
The Assembly recalled former director Igor Kubis last week, because
he had been violating the Election Act and the civil code in Slovak
Television. There were 20 applicants for to become his successor.
Materak, 52, has been working in radio and television since 1975. He was
head of the second station of Slovak Radio.
Veronica Macias/Lenka Nejezchlebova
ECONOMY
Government Plan to Finish Privatizing Strategic Firms Ready
Prime Minister Milos Zeman's Social Democratic Cabinet November 18
presented its plan to finish privatizing state firms. According to the
proposal, first the state will sell its shares in banks, then in
non-network firms, and finally in network corporations (railroads, post
offices, energy distribution). Its interest will be not only to maximize
the privatizations' profit but also to ensure the companies' futures.
In comparison with the privatization schedule of former Prime
Minister Josef Tosovsky's Cabinet, the new proposal would make
privatization last one year to three years longer. However, the
companies' market value has been declining - by 10.4 billion crowns for
the last seven months.
In 1999 the government should privatize the Budvar (Budweiser)
Brewery and metallurgical companies where it is first necessary to adopt
a plan to restructure the industry. The method for privatizing the banks
should be defined in the first half of 2000 at the latest. In spite of
this plan, Zeman still emphasizes the necessity to privatize the banks
quickly. As for the sale of SPT Telecom and Czech Radiocommunications,
the government has not decided yet whether to sell a majority or keep
a blocking third. After creating a state energy policy and establishing
an independent regulatory organ, 16 electric and gas energy distribution
companies will also be privatized.
Economists and financial analysts have not welcomed the plan
positively. They most criticize the delay in privatizing the networks
and staggering the sale of the banks.
Pavlina Hodkova/Denisa Vitkova
Telecom Offers Lower Rates for Internet after Protests
Protests by Internet users and operators (see Carolina 309) forced
SPT Telecom to alter its rates for Internet connection. The monopoly
telecommunications provider suggests using a special code with a lower
rate for connection. Telecom proposes establishing four rates for the
new service, Internet 99. The new rates will be divided according to the
time the connection is made. The rate should be at least 20 percent
cheaper than regular calls, and there would be a charge for connection
of 2.60 Kc.
The Internet Against Monopoly association, which organized protests
against rising phone rates, said the proposals represent progress but
the Internet 99 rates demand further work.
Rising phone rates also brought a discussion about how long SPT
Telecom's monopoly should last. SPT has a contract guaranteeing
a monopoly until the end of the century, but the company is willing to
discuss the shortening of the monopoly in exchange for the reductions in
its investment program.
Radan Dolejs/Jan Martinek
Another Bank in Trouble, Universal Bank Facing Loss of License
The Czech National Bank began administrative proceedings November
24 to remove the banking license of Universal Bank (Universal banka).
Universal Bank reacted by closing all 14 branches indefinitely. The
CNB's Banking Council removed Universal Bank from the government's
stabilization program because the bank did not meet program criteria.
Universal Bank is the 16th Czech bank since 1989 to face collapse.
Universal Bank shareholders decided at a November 13 extraordinary
general meeting to increase capital by 1 billion crowns, but the
decision did not convince the CNB that Universal Bank would have
sufficient capital.
Jan Mates/Jan Martinek
Exchange Rates at the Czech National Bank
(valid November 27)
country currency
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Australia 1 AUD 19.380
Belgium 100 BEF 86.538
Great Britain 1 GBP 50.384
Denmark 1 DKK 4.696
ECU 1 XEU 35.134
Finland 1 FIM 5.871
France 1 FRF 5.324
Ireland 1 IEP 44.362
Italy 1000 ITL 18.037
Japan 100 JPY 24.880
Canada 1 CAD 20.000
Luxemburg 100 LUF 86.538
IMF 1 XDR 42.178
Hungary 100 HUF 13.783
Netherlands 1 NLG 15.837
Norway 1 NOK 4.048
New Zealand 1 NZD 16.172
Poland 1 PLN 8.780
Portugal 100 PTE 17.406
Austria 1 ATS 2.538
Greece 100 GRD 10.644
Germany 1 DEM 17.855
Slovakia 100 SKK 83.072
Slovenia 100 SIT 18.508
Spain 100 ESP 20.989
Sweden 1 SEK 3.719
Switzerland 1 CHF 21.601
USA 1 USD 30.427
CULTURE
Salvador Dali in Prague
Selected works of Salvador Dali from 1930-1980 are exhibited in the
Prague's Miro Gallery. Each of gallery's three halls presents
a different side of Dali's work - surrealist, literary and erotic.
The visitor can see more than 300 works of art. Most of them are
lithographs and watercolors. His statue Minotaurus and his illustrations
for Dante's Divine Comedy are also on display.
Robert P. Decharnes, Dali's personal photographer and biographer,
inaugurated the exhibition. Decharnes, whose photographs are also on
exhibit, is considered the greatest connoisseur of Dali's work. The
exhibit will last until February 28.
Zuzana Janeckova/Zuzana Janeckova
Annie Leibovitz Retrospective
A retrospective exhibit of the works of legendary American
photographer Annie Leibovitz, who personally attended the vernisage, was
opened in Prague's Veletrzni Palace November 21. Her portraits of Mick
Jagger, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Martina Navratilova, Vaclav Havel, as
well as photographs from wartime Sarajevo, are part of the exhibit. The
photographs will be exhibited until January 10.
Pavel Novotny/Zuzana Janeckova
Czech Press Photo in Old Town Hall
The Czech Press Photo exhibit is showing more than 200 photographs
in Prague's Old Town Hall from November 20 until January 15. The
selection was made from 2,532 news photos from 199 photographers, who
participated in the competition of the same name. Ondrej Neff's winning
photograph is part of the exhibition.
The exhibit will then be hosted by other metropoli like Paris,
London, Moscow and New York. The unique collection can also be seen on
the Internet at www.czechpressphoto.cz..
Alena Smrzova, Tomas Kohout/Zuzana Janeckova
SPORTS
Czechs Win Four Medals in Indoor Cycling World Championships
November 19-21 were good days for Czech indoor cycling in the World
Championships in Prerov. Martina Stepankova became the new world
champion in artistic cycling, the cycle ball team finished, after
a dramatic fight, second. Two bronzes from the artistic cycling couples
competitions completed the collection, as David Balasek and Martin Digon
finished a surprising third among the men and Blanka Neuschlova and
Sarka Janeckova finished third among the women after a mistake at the
end of their performance.
Stepankova fulfilled expectations as the competition's favorite,
performing her difficult ride precisely.
Miroslav Berger and Miroslav Kratochvil did not get through the
decisive match against Switzerland, losing 3-6, and so lost the title to
Germany. The Czechs had to play an additional match against Austria to
determine who the second-place winner, and the Czechs won 1-0. The team
was coached by 20-time world champion Jindrich Pospisil.
Pavel Sladky/Mirek Langer
Belgium's Nijs Wins Cyclocross World Cup in Tabor
The cyclocross elite met November 21 on the frozen and
snow-covered circuit in Tabor, which will host the World Championships
in 2001. They participated last weekend in the second event of this
year's World Cup.
Belgium's racers coped with the winter conditions best, as reigning
under-23 world champion Sven Nijs led from start to finish. Although he
fell in the second half of the race, he finished 30 seconds ahead of
Italy's Daniele Pontoni and 40 seconds ahead of his compatriot, Mario De
Clercq.
The Czechs were surprising as a team: four of them finished among
the first 12. Petr Dlask finished fifth, just before Jiri Pospisil.
Czech champion Radomir Simunek managed to finish in 11th place despite
falling twice and technical problems.
Petr Wilfer/Mirek Langer
Finalists for 40th Czech Athlete of the Year Announced
The names of the final candidates for the Athlete of the Year were
announced November 24. Together 72 individuals and 23 teams competed and
232 journalists chose the 10 best individuals (including three hockey
players from the Nagano Olympics winners) and three teams. The winners
will be revealed at a gala celebration December 19.
Individual candidates, in alphabetical order: Martin Doktor
(canoe), Helena Fuchsova (track and field), Dominik Hasek (hockey),
Jaromir Jagr (hockey), Sarka Kasparkova (track and field), Petr Korda
(tennis), Pavel Nedved (soccer), Katerina Neumannova (skiing), Jana
Novotna (tennis) and Petr Svoboda (hockey).
Teams, in alphabetical order: the national soccer team, the Olympic
hockey team, the national hockey team for the World Championships and
the Euro Hockey Tour.
Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer
Soccer League: End of Teplice Streak, Sparta Moves into First
Slavia Praha players ended Teplice's 12-game streak without a loss.
Slavia player Jiri Skala, who has a habit of scoring important goals,
decided the match with two accurate headers. Dukla Pribram scored more
then two goals for the first time in nine matches, but they were enough
only for a draw. In the match between the two Viktorias, Pilsen's team
defeated Zizkov on a penalty kick.
Three postponed matches from the 11th round (canceled because of
a drenched field) were played November 25. The winner of the
Teplice-Drnovice match would have overtaken first-place Sparta, but the
game ended in a tie. Teplice was clearly superior, but it allowed an
equalizing goal in the fourth minute of extra time. Dukla Pribram
continued its improvement and defeated Pilsen, but remains in last
place.
Results of the 14th round: Slavia - Teplice 2-1, Opava - Pribram
2-2, Plzen - Zizkov 1-0, Liberec - Blsany 2-0, Drnovice - Ostrava 0-0,
Hradec Kralove - Jablonec 2-2, Karvina - Brno 1-3, Sparta - Olomouc 1-1.
Results of the 11th round's postponed matches: Teplice - Drnovice
2-2, Pribram - Plzen 2-0, Zizkov - Jablonec 1-1.
Standings: 1. Sparta 28 points, 2. Teplice 28, 3. Drnovice 27, 4.
Slavia 24, 5. Olomouc 24, 6. Blsany 22, 7. Opava 19, 8. Ostrava 18, 9.
Zizkov 18, 10. Hradec Kralove 16, 11. Liberec 16, 12. Plzen 15, 13. Brno
13, 14. Karvina 11, 15. Jablonec 10, 16. Pribram 10.
Jirka Wazik/Mirek Langer
Hockey Extraleague: First Zlin Win over Vsetin at Home
For the first time Zlin defeated its bitter rival Slovnaft Vsetin
in Zlin. In his second match after returning from the NHL, Litvinov's
Zdenek Skorepa assisted Petr Hrbek on the deciding goal in the match
against Vitkovice. Vitkovice lost its sixth game in a row. Litvinov
goalkeeper Zdenek Orct and Opava's Pavel Cagas each recorded his fourth
shutout this season.
Pardubice forward Jaroslav Kudrna scored a hat trick, but his team
lost in Trinec. Twenty seconds in the third period decided the match
between Ceske Budejovice and Pilsen (Plzen), as Pilsen goalkeeper
Vladimir Hudacek allowed two goals. Vsetin won its early match against
Slavia, re-scheduled because of Vsetin's participation in the popular
Spengler Cup in Switzerland.
Results of the 22nd round: Sparta - Pardubice 6-2, Vsetin - Opava
6-1, Jihlava - Zlin 2-6, Kladno - Trinec 3-3, Slavia - Litvinov 4-0,
Vitkovice - Plzen 1-2, Karlovy Vary - Ceske Budejovice 5-2.
Results of the 23rd round: Zlin - Vsetin 4-2, Kladno - Karlovy Vary
1-7, Litvinov - Vitkovice 1-0, Trinec - Pardubice 5-4, Ceske Budejovice
- Plzen 5-1, Opava - Slavia 1-0, Sparta - Jihlava 2-1.
Preplayed match of the 30th round: Vsetin - Slavia 5-1.
Standings: 1. Vsetin 35 points, 2. Zlin 32, 3. Trinec 32, 4. Ceske
Budejovice 27, 5. Sparta 27, 6. Plzen 26, 7. Karlovy Vary 25, 8. Slavia
24, 9. Litvinov 20, 10. Pardubice 19, 11. Opava 18, 12. Vitkovice 17,
13. Kladno 13, 14. Jihlava.
Alena Smrzova, Tomas Kohout/Mirek Langer
SPORTS IN BRIEF
* Andrea Pazoutova won the gold medal in the Junior European Judo
Championships in Bucharest, the greatest success ever for Czech judo.
* The Czech national basketball team started a series of three
qualification games for the men's European Championships in 1999 with
a 81-74 win over Georgia in Opava. Jiri Zidek, former NBA center, was
the game's best player, scoring 34 points.
* The Czech Republic will miss the men's World Handball Championships
for the first time. After a 20-25 loss in Norway, it will not qualify
for the 1999 tournament in Egypt irrespective of the rematch's result.
* Augustin Bubnik, member of the 1949 hockey world champion team who
ended his career at the age of 33 after a serious injury in a league
match, celebrated his 70th birthday November 21. He was sentenced to
five years in prison after a show trial. In the 60's he was an
outstanding coach at home and in Finland, where the national team
defeated Czechoslovakia's squad for the first time in the 1967 World
Championships under his leadership. He is a member of the Chamber of
Deputies of the Czech Parliament for the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).
* Czech hockey players reign in the Finnish league. IFK Helsinki's
Jan Caloun leads in the points totals with 34 points, Tomas Vlasak from
Hameenlinna is second and Otakar Janecky from Jokerit Helsinki third,
both with 25 points.
* Roman Vopat will wear his fourth NHL jersey this season. He started
the season with the Los Angeles Kings, then was traded to the Colorado
Avalanche, the Chicago Blackhawks and finally to the Philadelphia
Flyers. "Tears came to my eyes," Vopat said after the last trade,
according to the daily Sport.
Vladimir Vorechovsky, Petr Novy and Stepan Etrych/Mirek Langer
WEATHER
Those who have already forgotten what real frost is can get outside
and enjoy, as the mercury dipped to minus 17 degrees Celsius/1 degree
Fahrenheit at Lysa Hill. Has winter arrived a little early? Who knows.
Road maintenance workers were caught by surprise, as sometimes happens,
and the only people happy about the early winter are skiers.
Ignoring the appeals of politicians, who either prayed for warmth
or cursed the weather depending on their personalities, the electorate
decided to give priority to the warmth of home over a trip to the polls.
English version edited by Michael Bluhm
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