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Havel, a dissident intellectual of Prague Spring fame, had long denounced Czechoslovakia's Communist regime. He was elected president in December by a unanimous vote of the parliament. He has since said he will only serve as interim president until the parliamentary elections, but many believe he may decide to remain active on the Czech political scene...
Grzegorz Ekiert, a Cabot House tutor and research assistant in the Center for European Studies, said yesterday that "it is no wonder that it's absolutely necessary for Havel to be there for the elections" because of Czechoslovakia's tense political situation...
While the Communists are expected to receive only 5 to 10 percent of the vote, the election--in whichnearly 60 parties will compete--is seen as acentral test of the new, non-Communist governmentin Czechoslovakia. Havel and the members of theopposition who are currently in power were notelected, and therefore need these initialdemocratic elections, the first in more than 40years...
Adams House Associate Master Jana M. Kiely, whoemigrated from Czechoslovakia some 30 years ago,said she was disappointed that Havel cannot speakat Harvard, but said she hopes he will be invitedagain in the future...
Landsbergis invites comparison with playwright Vaclav Havel, President of Czechoslovakia. Like Havel, Landsbergis has determined that the needs of a nation must supersede his love of his art. Still, he misses his beloved music. His aides speak of moving a piano into his office in the Supreme Council. Says Tadjuga Mackeviciene, one of his assistants: "He is able to raise people's spirits with his music." The question is whether he will be able to persuade Gorbachev to hum along...