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The Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, appointed a new cabinet on Wednesday morning, thus ending a six-week political limbo in the Czech Republic. That followed the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla in June. The new Prime Minister, Stanislav Gross, had promised to put together a young and dynamic team, supposed to last until the next general election in 2006.  More

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After weeks of negotiations, Stanislav Gross has finally been appointed prime minister. But with a very slim majority in the Chamber of Deputies - and divisions within his Social Democratic Party - what are the chances of the youthful Mr Gross succeeding as head of government? Political scientist, Jiri Pehe: More