Controversial Tomio Okamura elected Lower House Speaker - but can he reinvent himself?

Tomio Okamura, leader of the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, has been elected Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, making him the third-highest constitutional official in Czechia. A controversial figure, he was charged earlier this year with inciting racial hatred. But can he reinvent himself in his new role as Speaker, as he seems to hope? Radio Prague International spoke with political scientist and commentator Jiří Pehe.