Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:36:18 +0200Newly-elected MP says he was offered bribe - apparently to break parliamentary deadlockhttps://english.radio.cz/newly-elected-mp-says-he-was-offered-bribe-apparently-break-parliamentary-8618986© 2026 Radio Prague International Just days after the Czech election ended in stalemate, allegations of scandal have already surfaced: a claim that a bribe was secretly offered to break the parliamentary deadlock. On Tuesday the newly-elected Social Democrat MP Pavel Ploc - a former Olympic medallist - told the media that he had been approached by two men and offered 5 million crowns (the equivalent of 226,000 US dollars) to switch sides. The matter is now under investigation and charges have already been filed. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/ploc_paroubek.jpg?timestamp=1591440595 Newly-elected MP says he was offered bribe - apparently to break parliamentary deadlock https://english.radio.cz/newly-elected-mp-says-he-was-offered-bribe-apparently-break-parliamentary-8618986 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9