Domestic Affairs
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Can fresh faces save Civic Democrats?
The Civic Democrats elected a new leadership at a congress over the weekend, with academic Petr Fiala becoming chairman. Many members see his election as offering new hope…
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Sobotka becomes 11th Czech PM since 93…but how long will he last?
Bohuslav Sobotka was due to become prime minister on Friday, the Czech Republic's 11th since the country became independent in 1993. Mr Sobotka, who leads the leftist…
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Zeman to appoint Sobotka PM Jan 17th, but hints at cabinet minister veto
President Miloš Zeman has confirmed he will appoint Social Democrat leader Bohuslav Sobotka prime minister next week…but questions remain over Mr Sobotka’s choice of…
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Political battle possible if president rejects cabinet nominees
Though the ink is long dry on a coalition deal and cabinet posts agreed on by the three parties concerned, the path to a new Czech government remains unclear. There has…
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Higher government spending key for economic recovery in 2014, says ERA’s Jan Bureš
Despite predictions that the Czech economy would emerge out of its longest recession on record in the second half of 2013, the recovery has so far been only sluggish…
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Removal of “second police chief” fails to stabilise situation at top of force
The Czech Republic recently found itself in a bizarre situation, with two officers simultaneously holding the post of chief of police. However, even after the dismissal of…
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Czech parties seal deal on centre-left coalition government
The parties of the emerging Czech centre-left coalition on Monday signed the final version of a coalition agreement and unveiled their nominees for 17 ministerial posts…
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Marked falloff in voter turnout specific to post-communist states, says sociologist Lukáš Linek
After extremely high turnout in elections in the early 1990s, why has voter participation fallen to around the 60 percent mark in the Czech Republic? And why are young…
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President treats nation to uncritical reflection on his first year in office
President Miloš Zeman on Thursday delivered his first Christmas message to the nation. The ten-minute address, broadcast on public radio and television, was an uncritical…
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New centre-left cabinet taking shape
Two months after the country’s general elections the Czech Republic looks set to get a new government. The Social Democrats, ANO and the Christian Democratic Party are…
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Coalition talks in danger as Christian Democrats insist on agriculture ministry
Three-party talks between the Social Democrats, ANO and Christian Democrats on forming a new government have hit a major stumbling block. The Christian Democrats are…
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Will Christian Democrats scupper coalition deal?
The emerging government coalition between the Social Democrats, ANO and the Christian Democrats officially presented their policy programme on Friday outlining broad aims…
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