MAG A ZIN INEJOCHE NAM E (COVÁ M A STER| PAGE K E TR F E AT) U R E
CZECH ELECTIONS IN THE SHADOW OF THE PANDEMIC CAPITALI Z I N G O N CO R O N A ? H OW TH E C ZEC H G OVE RNING PA RT Y U S E D COR ON AV I R US TO W I N TH E EL ECTI ON
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WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONFINED THE CZECH REPUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT PARALYZED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING POLITICS. NOW THE COUNTRY IS BEING HIT BY A SECOND WAVE AND POLITICIANS ARE WORKING HARD TO USE IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. THE LATEST ELECTIONS HAVE SHOWN HOW THE POPULIST GOVERNING PARTY ANO 2011 USED THE HEALTH CRISIS TO MAINTAIN POWER.
