Mirek Topolanek, who announced his plan to resign as Civic Democrat (ODS) chairman yesterday, won seven elections during more than seven years at the ODS helm and he brought the ODS to power, but after an election flop in 2008 his position weakened and he gradually became a burden for his party.
An outspoken maverick, Topolanek perhaps epitomises the Czech political scene!
More details of his career in The Prague Daily Monitor
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