New conservative party in the Czech Republic inspires hope

A new conservative pro-European party with the name TOP 09 has been founded in the Czech Republic. At its head is the popular former foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg. The Slovak business paper Hospodárske noviny comments: "[This is a party] with the strong leader Schwarzenberg, the prince, the aristocrat, the member of a family whose entire assets were once confiscated and who despite this injustice returned to his roots and represented the Czech Republic on the international stage. Naturally blue blood doesn't automatically translate into noble thoughts. But in the course of his brief political career Schwarzenberg has proven that in his case it does. The new party is an exception in several respects in Central Europe. It is based on deep moral principles and rejects any form of populism. … The most interesting aspect is its loyalty to Christian-Jewish roots - all the more striking because there is still anti-Semitism in the Czech Republic."

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