15.02.2008 - Czech PM calls for return to dignity, for "uniting" election
The parliament met for a second presidential election held one week after the first three-round election failed to produce a future president.
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He said he would like to ask lawmakers to return to the dignity that the head of state enjoyed in the first Czechoslovak republic (1918-38), and to the tradition of a president who stands above parties, just as Klaus has been.
Topolanek said the current presidential election must not be accompanied by obstructions, it must not be a "protest election" or an election against a candidate because the president of all people is being chosen.
"Let's find the strength that will unite us," he called on the lawmakers.
(Ceske Noviny)
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