In the wake of 28 and 29 May general elections in the Czech Republic, Mladá Fronta DNES reports on the background to the "voter rebellion," which led to an unexpected win for right-wing parties. The daily believes that the Greek crisis exerted a serious influence on the Czech electorate who opted for "economic realism" when they cast their votes for "a government that aims to curb public spending." It was also a revolt against the country's two largest political parties: the centre-right Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and the Czech Social Democratic party (ČSSD) whose leader, Jiří Paroubek, stepped down following the announcement of the results. "The king of the hill is Prince Schwarzenberg," adds the daily, which explains that the new political parties – the conservative TOP 09 party, led by Schwarzenberg, and the Public Affairs (VV) party – are the two major winners in an election which was marked by voters' disenchantment with corruption and political power struggles.
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