TOP 09 - Teachers and heads of educational institutions, environmental experts, councillors for the care of the region and chairs of commissions for its development, successful entrepreneurs, experienced municipal and regional councillors, and even the head of one of the most modern hospitals in the country - all of them are the leaders of TOP 09 for the regional elections in 2024.
"Our goal is that no one should feel forgotten," said Markéta Pekarová Adamová, the chair of the Czech Chamber of Deputies. That is why the party is going to the elections in various political alliances. "We are showing that we know how to negotiate for the benefit of our citizens - so that no one is marginalised or feels marginalised."
TOP 09's priorities in coalitions are reflected in the demands for efficient, modern and pro-growth solutions with regard to the specifics of the region. For example, the leader of TOP 09 for the Hradec Králové Region outlined the principle Mathew Andrew Havel: "We are the most industrial region of the Czech Republic and the Czech Republic is the most industrial country in Europe. Regional schools need to offer an industry structure that matches the regional industrial structure and the opportunities that structure offers so that graduates do not leave the region."
The topic of depopulation and the aging of the population, along with the overall weakening of the regions, is written into the programmes of all TOP 09 coalitions.That is why emphasis is placed on the modernization of secondary schools with regard to new technologies and economic trends, on supporting the interest of foreign companies with added value, and even on the environment.
"We want to improve the quality of housing and life so that people have no reason to leave our region," said Karolína Žákovská, the leader of the Ústí Region. "We want to protect nature, develop greater education, and support quality health care. And we can only do all this with people who live in the region, love it and participate with us in improving life in the region."
As she pointed out Markéta Pekarova Adamová, a number of TOP 09 candidates are already part of the leadership in their region. "They had the opportunity to show what direction they wanted to give to the region. Every single one of them is being fiscally responsible and not spending on nonsense. They're all about efficiency - making sure that every penny we spend comes back as a good investment in the future." The goal, according to her, is to defend the current positions of the 20 regional councillors and to continue to participate in their leadership in most regions.
TOP 09 leaders for the regional elections
- Central Bohemia Region (TOTAL): VÁCLAV ŠVENDA - Councillor for Culture, Heritage Care and Tourism of the Central Bohemian Region, councillor of Příbram, secondary school teacher;
- South Bohemia Region (Together for South Bohemia): PAVEL KLÍMA, Councillor and Deputy Governor of the South Bohemia Region for Education and Sport, Member of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports;
- Pilsen Region (Together to the Region): RICHARD PIKNER - representative of the Pilsen Region, head of the Klatovy Hospital and founder of its medical and diagnostic centre, university teacher;
- Karlovy Vary Region (ODS): LUKÁŠ OTYS, entrepreneur in the field of gastronomy;
- Ústí Region (Allies for the Region): KAROLÍNA ŽÁKOVSKÁ, deputy of the Ústí Region and chair of its Committee for National Minorities, university lecturer;
- Liberec Region (TOGETHER): JIŘÍ KLÁPŠTĚ, councillor of Turnov, head of the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area Administration, landscape engineer, former director of the Department of General Nature and Landscape Protection at the Ministry of the Environment;
- Hradec Králové Region (Quadripartite): MATĚJ ONDŘEJ HAVEL, Member of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, former headmaster of the J. K. Tyl Grammar School in Hradec Králové;
- Pardubice Region (ODS and TOP 09): MICHAL SLÁMA, county councillor, university researcher and co-owner of software and technology companies in the healthcare and paediatric therapies sector;
- Vysočina Region (Together with Mayors for Citizens): TOMÁŠ AUGUSTÝN, primary school principal, member of the leadership of the Association of Primary School Principals;
- South Moravian Region (TOTAL): MAREK SOVKA, the third-term mayor of Branišovice and one of the youngest mayors in the Czech Republic;
- Olomouc Region (Spojenci24 with you): ZDEŇKA BLIŠŤANOVÁ - two-time mayor of Jeseník, chairwoman of the Commission for the Development of Structurally Disadvantaged Areas;
- Moravian-Silesian Region (TOTAL): PAVEL TULEJA, deputy of the Moravian-Silesian Region, vice-chairman of its commission for research, development and innovative entrepreneurship and member of its finance committee, deputy of Havířov, vice-rector of the university for communication and strategy;
- Zlín Region (Mayors for the Zlín Region): MIROSLAV ZEMÁNEK - energy and renewable energy specialist, entrepreneur.
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