once he assumed the leadership, Dubcek faced the challenge of revitalizing the general public standing of the Communist Party; the previous leader Antonin Novotny had been wide criticised for his inability to redress the ‘political discontent of the people’ and, therefore, the ‘declining activity and interest’ of Communist Party members. On April 5, 1968, Dubcek revealed his Action Programme, a series of planned reforms that aimed toward rising economic conditions in Czechoslovakia and sanctioned a better degree of liberalization, promising greater freedom of speech, movement, association and greater political participation by non-communist organisations. the power of the police, military and judiciary were conjoint to be
once he assumed the leadership, Dubcek faced the challenge of revitalizing the general public standing of the Communist Party; the previous leader Antonin Novotny had been wide criticised for his inability to redress the ‘political discontent of the people’ and, therefore, the ‘declining activity and interest’ of Communist Party members. On April 5, 1968, Dubcek revealed his Action Programme, a series of planned reforms that aimed toward rising economic conditions in Czechoslovakia and sanctioned a better degree of liberalization, promising greater freedom of speech, movement, association and greater political participation by non-communist organisations. the power of the police, military and judiciary were conjoint to be