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Current AffairsGovernment talks evoke restrained optimism
It appears the Civic Democrats and the Social Democrats are close to
agreeing a deal that would see them divide up power in a new government.
The former are no longer insisting on early elections, the latter say they
would now tolerate the presence of smaller parties in the cabinet. But had
the two big players really, all along, expected to end up governing
together? And were the last five months of negotiations and break-downs
all for show? That's a question that Daniela Lazarova put to analyst Petr
Just.
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Current AffairsPM drop idea of early elections in favour of trying to form stable government
The second round of talks on forming a new government since parliamentary
elections ended in stalemate half a year ago, saw unexpected developments
on Monday when Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek announced his party was
dropping a demand for early elections next year. Until now, the
right-of-centre Civic Democrats, who won the election in June but where
unable to secure a governing majority, had pushed for early elections as
the only viable option. Why the reversal in position? More
Current AffairsKlaus 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 country to early elections. He said he would
appoint Mirek Topolanek, leader of the Civic Democrats, as prime minister
designate for a second time, even though Mr Topolanek's first attempt
ended in failure. So is this Mr Klaus washing his hands of the whole
business, and what does it mean for the country?
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Current AffairsGovernment approves repatriation of remainder of Czech community from Kazakhstan
Almost two hundred members of the Czech community in Kazakhstan will now be
able to return to their homeland. The government this week approved a
programme which will involve the repatriation of 170 Kazakhstani Czechs.
As part of a similar scheme, several hundred Czechs moved back from
Kazakhstan in the 1990s. The Czechs first started settling in Kazakhstan
in the mid-19th century. When the current repatriation programme concludes
there will be no Czechs left in Kazakhstan.
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Current AffairsPresident invites party chiefs to Prague Castle to discuss new attempt at forming cabinet
It has been 150 days since general elections in June produced an
inconclusive result and the country has been without a stable government
ever since. For the first time since last weekend's Senate elections,
President Vaclav Klaus has commented on the situation; he said it is no
longer possible to prolong a state when the country is governed by a
cabinet which does not have the backing of the lower house.
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Current AffairsSenate elections: a triumph for the centre-right Civic Democrats
As expected the second round of Senate elections held over the weekend were
a triumph for the centre-right Civic Democratic Party headed by Prime
Minister Mirek Topolanek. Although his cabinet failed to win a vote of
confidence in the lower house over a month ago, his party has now
reaffirmed its leading position on the Czech political scene by winning a
majority in the upper chamber.
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