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The survival of the Czech governing coalition hangs in the balance. Its
future existence depends upon the fate of one man -Prime Minister Vladimir
Spidla who appears to be fighting a losing battle as he takes the blame
for the party's humiliating defeat in the Euro elections. The power
struggle within the governing Social Democrats has reached a head and all
will be decided at a crucial meeting of the party's leadership on
Saturday. Daniela Lazarova has been following the story and joins me now
in the studio. So, Daniela could this be the end of the road for the three
party coalition?
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Current AffairsCivic Democrat Jan Zahradil analyses election results
With thirty percent of support, the opposition right-of-centre Civic
Democrats are clearly the winners of the European parliamentary elections.
Jan Zahradil, will be one of the nine Czech Civic Democrats spending the
next five years in Brussels:
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Current AffairsConsensus on EU voting rights scheme remains elusive
European Union foreign ministers - including the 10 newcomers - are meeting
in Brussels to break the long deadlock over the proposed European
Constitution. Insiders predict that 95 per cent of the draft Constitution
that emerged from the Inter-Governmental Conference in December will be
adopted at the June 17 - 18 meeting of the European Council. But consensus
on the other 5 per cent — especially voting rights — appears elusive at
best.
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Current AffairsFriction over Czech policy in EU
Less than a month before the Czech Republic is due to join the European
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