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Current AffairsScandal over Prime Minister's finances precipitates government crisis
The scandal over the Prime Minister's private finances has come to a head.
In recent weeks Mr Gross has been under intense scrutiny over how he paid
for his luxury flat back in 1999 and his wife is struggling to shake off
similar allegations regarding a multi-million crown loan. No sooner had
Mr. Gross left on a two day visit to France on Tuesday, than strange
things started happening back home. His coalition partners, the Christian
Democrats have called for a crisis meeting of all parties in Parliament
except the Communists to discuss the scandal; the Freedom Union, the
smallest party in government, is openly considering the possibility of a
caretaker government, while the opposition Civic Democrats claim that the
only solution to the crisis is early elections.
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Current AffairsPrime Minister will undergo security screening to clear his name
For the first time in the country's modern day history, the Prime Minister
has to account for his private finances in Parliament. After failing to
explain how he paid for his luxury flat in Prague, the Prime Minister
Stanislav Gross faces tough questions in the Lower House and there are
even calls for his immediate resignation.
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Current AffairsFinancing of Prime Minister's luxury flat - and now his wife's house - under media scrutiny
Opposition leaders are demanding that Prime Minister Stanislav Gross
explain before Parliament on Tuesday how he paid for his luxury Prague
apartment five years ago, as his official government salary would not have
been efficient to finance it. Mr Gross has already given three
(conflicting) explanations and is unlikely to hazard a fourth, but
speculation over the money's origin has also renewed debate over to what
degree politicians should make public their finances. More
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