Shortly after the launch, delegates sitting at computers at home or in the offices got stuck on how to actually vote. The number of entrants fluctuated during the day around 270. Some complained that they did not see the ballots, so the vote had to be repeated.
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Then everything went smoothly. Some delegates took the opportunity not to show their faces and were connected only by sound. There were also smiling moments. Delegates ate live or smoked, which they would not be able to do in the hall. The gestures were accompanied by speeches by his colleagues. There were barks in the speeches, maybe a peculiar ringing of the cell phone, maybe a real dog. Another was interrupted by loud music.
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On-line Congress of the CSSD
Photo: Milan Malíček, Právo
At one point, the personal pages of one of the delegates began to take the place of speakers on the screen, either intentionally or by mistake, and the CSSD’s central secretary, Michal Kucián, who chaired the meeting, had to ask him to stop several times or to disconnect him.
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Watch live the second part of the first day of the 42nd Congress of the CSSD, which takes place on April 9 and 10, 2021.
Posted by CSD on Friday, April 9, 2021
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There was only applause for the authentic downhill atmosphere. And also tactical behind-the-scenes meetings, which always belong to every party meeting. Senator Petr Vícha praised this: “We do not meet in the corners in clumps and we each decide for ourselves.”
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In evaluating the numerous discussions, Jan Hamáček praised himself, thanks to the fact that people who would not otherwise speak live at the congress also performed online. The interest was such that in the end, after 4.5 hours of voting, the delegates had to cut off the tornado of applications.
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