Listen "June 8-9, 1990: The first free elections after four decades of communist rule"
Episode Synopsis
Thirty-five years ago, on June -8-9, Czechs and Slovaks went to the polls in the first free elections held after the fall of the communist regime. Elections were held to both chambers of the Federal Assembly and the Czech and Slovak National Councils. In the Czech Republic, they were won by Civic Forum (OF), established by the Czech dissent, in Slovakia, by the movement Public Against Violence. Surprisingly, the Communists did unexpectedly well, coming in second.
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