Domestic Affairs
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Czech government parties take severe beating in regional and Senate elections
The opposition Social Democrats and Communists dominated the regional elections and the first round of voting to a third of the Senate held in the Czech Republic at the…
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Weary voters go to polls for regional, Senate elections
The Czech Republic goes to the polls this weekend, with voters choosing members of the country’s regional assemblies as well as one third of the seats in the upper house…
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Czech ex-prime minister’s aide, charged with corruption, released from custody
A court in Prague has released from custody a close aide to the Czech Republic’s former prime minister. The man faces charges of attempted fraud related to a dubious 2009…
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Former Topolánek aide charged with attempted fraud
Anti-corruption police on Monday arrested one of the country’s best-known lobbyists, Marek Dalík, often referred to as an ‘eminence grise’ during Mirek Topolánek’s…
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Government’s anti-corruption drive comes too close to home for comfort
The Czech government’s anti-corruption drive has claimed another victim close to home: a member of the cabinet. Labour and Social Affairs Minister Jaromír Drábek on…
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First direct presidential election set for January 11, 2013
In January 2013, Czechs will for the first time in history elect their president. Polling stations will open on January 11 for the first round of voting, the second round…
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Fresh corruption scandal shakes ruling TOP 09 party ahead of elections
A fresh corruption scandal has hit the Czech coalition government less than a fortnight ahead of October’s regional and senate elections and this time the police struck…
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President Klaus in shooting scare
It was to have been a routine bridge opening ceremony in the town of Chrastava, north of Prague with President Vaclav Klaus guest of honour at the event. As it turned out…
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President’s veto of pension reform bills “only administrative obstacle”, says manager of KB pension…
The fate of one of the Czech government’s key reforms – an overhaul of the country’s pension system – is uncertain. The bulk of the reform legislation had already been…
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President vetoes pension reform bill
President Václav Klaus on Monday vetoed a third government bill in September alone, this time the government’s pension reform. The bill introduced a so-called “second…
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Mock elections show students’ aversion to political establishment
More than 22,000 Czech students cast their ballots in this year’s edition of mock elections held at secondary schools across the country. Organized by the charity and…
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Embattled prime minister fighting to keep fiscal reforms on track
The Nečas cabinet suffered its first significant defeat in its consolidation drive on Wednesday. The lower house rejected a crucial part of its austerity package –a…
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