Poll: Klaus considered "most trustworthy" politician

A poll released by the STEM agency has suggested that around 73 percent of Czechs consider President Vaclav Klaus to be the most trustworthy among Czech politicians. He is followed by Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek at 48 percent. Mr Klaus' numbers have been mostly stable since a previous poll, but Mr Paroubek's rise has been noteworthy: not long ago - on April 25th - he took over as prime minister - as a relative unknown. His numbers have risen steadily since.

Trust in two other constitutional officials - the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Lubomir Zaoralek, and the chairman of the Senate, Premysl Sobotka, was expressed by 43 percent of those surveyed.