More MPs resign from function in wake of cash-for-infuence scandal

Two senior Communist MPs resigned from their posts in the party leadership on Tuesday in connection with a cash-for-influence scandal which came to light last week. Jiří Dolejš and Čeněk Milota resigned from their positions as deputy heads of the Communist Party after newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes claimed they were willing to push for changes in a draft bill on gambling in return for one million crowns (57,900 USD) in cash. Mr Dolejš told reporters after resigning from his function that he had no plans to resign as an MP. On Tuesday, the Christian Democrats accepted their general secretary Jiří Stodůlka’s resignation in connection with the scandal. Former Christian Democrat and prospective TOP 09 candidate Ladislav Šustr said he would no longer run in next spring’s general elections after being implicated in the scandal.