Communist Party MP to step down from key post but calls right-wing parties a “democratic cesspool”

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:27:30 +0200Communist Party MP to step down from key post but calls right-wing parties a “democratic cesspool”https://english.radio.cz/communist-party-mp-step-down-key-post-calls-right-wing-parties-a-democratic-8166960© 2026 Radio Prague International The election of Communist MP Zdeněk Ondráček as head of the lower house committee overseeing the police proved short-lived. Following demonstrations across the Czech Republic and a motion for his removal, the MP stepped down of his own accord. The question now is whether the Communist Party will rethink planned support for a minority government headed by Andrej Babiš. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/ondracek2.jpg?timestamp=1590471731 Communist Party MP to step down from key post but calls right-wing parties a “democratic cesspool” https://english.radio.cz/communist-party-mp-step-down-key-post-calls-right-wing-parties-a-democratic-8166960 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9