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Letter from PragueCaged beds - a hot potato in a cold summer
The long summer days in Prague are passing quite slowly. Most of the school
children have left the city for summer camps, lots of families have moved
southwards to the Mediterranean, where they hope to find sunnier weather.
Prague inhabitants have been substituted by tourists. The old Czech
government has formally resigned, and the time of waiting for the new one
is filled with speculation of what it should look like.
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Current AffairsThe art of political consensus: can Czechs hope to learn or is it time to change the electoral system?
The complicated negotiations on forming a new coalition government have
sparked fresh debate on the possibility of changing the country's
electoral system from proportional representation to introduce more
elements of a majority system, in order to ensure stronger and more stable
governments in the Czech Republic.
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Current AffairsTalks on forming a new government continue
It was a busy day at Prague Castle on Thursday where President Klaus
received the outgoing Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla and held a series of
one-on-one talks with the heads of three political parties on the
formation of the next Czech government. The question who will be given the
task of trying to set it up remains unanswered. President Klaus has asked
for more time, telling newsmen that he would make up his mind within a
matter of days. Nevertheless, some information on how the talks went did
filter through to the press. Daniela Lazarova has been following the story
and joins me now in the studio. So Daniela, how are things looking at the
present time?
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Current AffairsThree party coalition fighting to remain in office
On the day that the Czech Cabinet resigns from office, intensive informal
talks are underway on forming a new government. At the very centre of
activity is the acting chairman of the Social Democratic Party Stanislav
Gross - the man whom President Klaus is expected to ask to try to form a
new government.
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Current AffairsGovernment falls, tough negotiations ahead
The Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla announced his resignation on
Saturday afternoon with an almost eerie calm. The agonies of his party,
which has been the driving political force in the country for the last six
years have been only too evident ever since their spectacular collapse in
the European elections. But Saturday's resignation of Vladimir Spidla both
as Prime Minister and party leader came as a shock.
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