Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:39:25 +0200MPs who helped topple government stand for Libertas in European electionshttps://english.radio.cz/mps-who-helped-topple-government-stand-libertas-european-elections-8585976© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalThe two rebel Civic Democrat MPs, Vlastimil Tlustý and Jan Schwippel, who voted against their party to topple the government in last Tuesday’s no-confidence vote are back in the headlines. This Thursday, both men announced their candidature for the eurosceptic party Libertas.cz ahead of June’s European elections. I spoke to former finance minister Vlastimil Tlustý about what made him vote against Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek’s cabinet, and why, despite representing Libertas.cz at the polls, he had decided to remain a member of the Civic Democratic Party:encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/tlusty_libertas.jpg?timestamp=1591337282 MPs who helped topple government stand for Libertas in European elections https://english.radio.cz/mps-who-helped-topple-government-stand-libertas-european-elections-8585976 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9