Domestic Affairs
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Smiggels-Kavková: parties still fielding too few female candidates
Most of the country’s political parties have completed their candidate lists for the upcoming election to the lower house. One question on voters’ minds was or is –…
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Klaus comeback - what are the odds?
There was a flurry of speculation this summer that the former president, Václav Klaus, was contemplating a return to active politics, even that he would lead a new party…
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As racial tensions simmer, new Romany party to contest elections
A plethora of new political parties have formed in recent weeks ahead of early elections at the end of October. They include a new attempt at forming a party to defend the…
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Why is the Czech Republic losing its competitiveness?
According to the 2013 Global Competitiveness report compiled by the World Economic Forum the Czech Republic has suffered the worst slide since monitoring began. In the…
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Martin Bursík’s new party will attract ‘politically homeless’ voters, says Jiří Pehe
Last week, former Green Party chairman Martin Bursík announced that he was leaving the Greens to found a new party. A mere three days later he had collected enough…
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Former president turns down chance to launch political comeback
Over the last week it appeared more than likely that former president Václav Klaus – long one of the most dominant figures on the political right – was preparing a…
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State attorney unveils fresh evidence in high-profile corruption case
State Attorney Ivo Ištvan, who set in motion the corruption case that brought down the centre-right coalition government, but failed to get the three former MPs at the…
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Parties gearing up for early elections
Czech President Miloš Zeman is due to formally dissolve the lower house of Parliament on August 28, with an early general election likely to take place by the end of…
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Dissolution of Chamber of Deputies paves way for early elections
MPs on Tuesday voted to dissolve the lower house of Parliament for the first time in the Czech Republic’s history. With 140 votes supporting the motion lawmakers opened…
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Dissolution of lower house would open the door to provisional legislation
The dissolution of the lower house of Parliament would leave the country without a Chamber of Deputies for the first time in its modern history. Under the Constitution…
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Flash poll indicates Czechs want early elections as soon as possible
With the lower house due to vote on its dissolution on Tuesday, there has been a great deal of speculation regarding how this development will affect given political…
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NGOs plan to monitor parties’ campaign spending
If MPs vote to dissolve the lower house next week, Czechs will be going to the polls in two or two to three months’ time. Given the lack of time for full-scale campaigns…
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