Czechs boo prime minister during ‘Prague Spring’ memorial

[TomSea]

Czechs boo prime minister during ‘Prague Spring’ memorial
By Karel Janicek

PRAGUE — A ceremony to honor the victims of the 1968 Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia on Tuesday turned into a protest against Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

Hundreds jeered and booed Babis’ arrival for a ceremony in front of the Czech public radio building in downtown Prague, a site of a fierce street battle between unarmed civilians and invading troops in the first hours of occupation where 17 people died.

“Shame, shame...,” the crowd chanted while blowing horns and whistles during his speech.

Read more at: https://www.sfgate.com/world/article/Czechs-boo-prime-minister-during-Prague-13172116.php

Some very good photographs of the Uprising here: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2018/08/21/50-years-ago-today-soviet-tanks-crushed-the-prague-spring-here-are-josef-koudelka-s-famous-photographs-of-the-invasion

[Sanguine]

Apparently, the problem with Babis is: "Babis, a populist billionaire, is a controversial figure because of a power-sharing deal with the maverick Communist Party and fraud charges he is facing. His position is also complicated by allegations he collaborated with the former communist-era secret police."  He was also a member of the Communist Party. 

[Fishrrman]

The Czechs ought to take a cue on electing their leadership from Poland and Hungary...