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Fate of Czech government in hands of party rebel

Just over a hundred days after taking office, the fate of the coalition government is in the hands of one man - a rebel MP from Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's own Civic…
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Does new political party stand a chance against Social Democrats and Communists?

Former Social Democrat MP Jana Volfova, one of the country's few women in politics, has founded her own party. With the Dignified Life Party, a name thought up by former…
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Parties selecting candidates for 2008 presidential elections

After four years in office President Klaus is the most trusted Czech politician. A poll by the SC&C agency suggests that two thirds of Czechs would like to see him re…
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Communist Party torn between Lenin's legacy and need for reform

While former dissidents and prisoners of conscience marked the 59th anniversary of the 1948 communist putsch with calls for the communist party to be banned, Communist…
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Government wins confidence vote but faces tough tasks ahead

Seven months after the country's inconclusive general elections, the Czech Republic finally has a legitimate government. Prime Minister Topolanek's centre right coalition…
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President Klaus's popularity untouched by political deadlock

Seven months after the country's general elections the Czech Republic is still without a stable government, the lower house is paralyzed by the even division of power…
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President critical of party he founded

Faced with the task of having to appoint a government he does not approve of, President Klaus on Monday sharply criticized the Civic Democrat party he founded in 1991 and…
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Czech Republic welcomes Schengen agreement

It was a decision that the Czech Republic and eight other EU newcomers had long been pushing for. The enlargement of the Schengen border free zone to nine of the ten…
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Czech Republic welcomes Schengen agreement

It was a decision that the Czech Republic and eight other EU newcomers had long been pushing for. The enlargement of the Schengen border free zone to nine of the ten…
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Will Dalik incident further impact politician/journalist relationship as well as government talks?

At the weekend a second attempt to form a new government was made all the more complicated; it was revealed that an advisor to Civic Democrat Prime Minister Mirek…
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IMF warns Czech Republic failure to implement reforms could result in economic slowdown

The International Monetary Fund has warned the Czech Republic that failure to implement much needed reform of its public finances could result in an economic slowdown. But…
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Is democracy under threat in central Europe?

The year 2006 will go down as a year marked by political instability in central Europe's post-Communist states. The Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia have all…
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Civic Democrat leader gets green light for coalition talks

Civic Democratic party leader Mirek Topolanek was re-elected for another two-year term at the party's national conference over the weekend and received a strong mandate to…
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Klaus to appoint Topolanek PM for second time, but why?

President Vaclav Klaus announced on Monday that he was no longer willing to wait for the country's political parties to agree on forming a temporary government to lead the…
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Klaus to appoint Topolanek PM for second time, but why?

President Vaclav Klaus announced on Monday that he was no longer willing to wait for the country's political parties to agree on forming a temporary government to lead the…
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In search of a lost book: a novel re-emerges after nearly a quarter of a century

If you listen to Radio Prague regularly you will probably be familiar with the political scientist and academic Jiri Pehe, who has written widely on political developments…
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Social Democrats roll out big guns in bid to unseat Bem

In a around thirty days time the Czech Republic's weary electorate will be asked to go to the polls, four months after June's inconclusive parliamentary elections. This…
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New government finally appointed, but how long will it last?

A new government was finally appointed on Monday, three months and a day after inconclusive parliamentary elections left the country in stalemate. Mirek Topolanek's right…
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Who stands where on early elections?

On Monday, more than three months after the general elections in June, President Vaclav Klaus appointed a new Civic Democratic minority cabinet led by Prime Minister Mirek…
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New government finally appointed, but how long will it last?

A new government was finally appointed on Monday, three months and a day after inconclusive parliamentary elections left the country in stalemate. Mirek Topolanek's right…
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Civic and Social Democrats not yet able to agree on support for minority government

Prime Minister designate Mirek Topolanek has set until the end of next week as a deadline to try and reach a deal with the Social Democrats on support for his proposed…
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Centre-right coalition dead, talks on new government start afresh

Two months after the country's inconclusive general elections negotiations on a new government are back to square one. A centre right coalition between the Civic Democrats…
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Surprises of the June 2006 elections

This past weekend's elections in the Czech Republic confirmed some earlier predictions, such as the fact that the Greens would cross the 5% threshold and find themselves…
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Analyst: election result no big surprise

The result comes well short of being a clear victory for the right, but political analyst Jiri Pehe told Radio Prague that the Czech Republic is no stranger to political…
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Civic Democrats win largest share of popular vote; election ends in deadlock The weekend's general election has ended in deadlock with the right-of-centre opposition…
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