Kocab, 54, will replace Jiri Hromada, former chairman of the Czech Gay Initiative, who has given up his candidacy over illness, in the Prague 1 constituency, Pravo writes. Petra Kolinska, head of the Greens Prague organisation, confirmed Kocab's candidacy on Radio Impuls today. Of the 81 members Prague Uprising: “Do not let Prague be destroyed!” ...
Latest news - 11-07-2008 ... of the Senate, the upper house of the Czech parliament, 27 new senators will be elected in the Senate by-elections to be held on October 17-18, along with the regional elections. At present, the Greens have one senator - independent Jaromir Stetina who was elected for the party.
Foreign Minister for the Greens Karel Schwarzenberg is also a senator. He was elected for the Freedom Union(US-DEU)/Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) and now he is independent. According to SZ chairman Martin Bursik, it will be a success for the party if at least one of its candidates to the Senate is elected. Kocab was one of the main protagonists of the Velvet Revolution in November 1089 that toppled the communist regime. He helped establish the Civic Forum (OF), an umbrella anti-communist organisation. Kocab was a deputy for OF in the Federal Assembly, then Czechoslovak parliament, for almost two years. He chaired the parliamentary commission supervising the departure of Soviet troops from the country. After he fulfilled this task in 1991, he gave up his deputy mandate. When Vaclav Havel was re-elected president in 1993, Kocab worked as his external adviser. Moreover, he composed festive fanfares for the changing of guards at Prague Castle, the presidential seat.
(Ceske Noviny)
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