{"id":2384,"date":"2020-06-16T19:52:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T17:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=2384"},"modified":"2020-06-16T19:52:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T17:52:53","slug":"opposition-parties-back-senate-candidacy-of-ex-diplomat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/opposition-parties-back-senate-candidacy-of-ex-diplomat\/","title":{"rendered":"Opposition parties back senate candidacy of ex-diplomat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Michael \u017dantovsk\u00fd, a former senator, ambassador to Washington and London, and current director of the V\u00e1clav Havel Library, is running for a seat in the upper house of Parliament, representing Prague 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u017dantovsk\u00fd is the joint candidate of three opposition parties \u2013 the Civic Democrats, TOP 09, and the Party of Mayors and Independents. 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