Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:50:25 +0200https://english.radio.cz/transport-minister-vit-barta-resigns-over-corruption-allegations-8564563© 2026 Radio Prague International Five days of scandal rocking the Public Affairs party came to a head on Friday with the resignation from the cabinet of the man recognised as the party’s unofficial leader, Transport Minister Vít Bárta. After seeming to consolidate support in the party, amid allegations he had bought the silence and loyalty of certain members with up to a million crowns or more, Mr Bárta announced we would be leaving so as not to damage the government’s ongoing work on reforms. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/barta3_3.jpg?timestamp=1591249751 https://english.radio.cz/transport-minister-vit-barta-resigns-over-corruption-allegations-8564563 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9