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Current AffairsSocial Democrats discuss need for modernisation at national party convention
The country's second biggest party, the Social Democratic Party, has
started its annual three day national convention. For the first time in
nine years, it meets as an opposition party following the right-of-centre
Civic Democrats' general election victory last year. Besides the election
of a new leadership, the Social Democrats have many other topics on the
agenda, including the party's modernisation plans and next year's
presidential election. Delegates may also discuss a lawsuit the party is
facing for failing to pay close to 20 billion crowns in unpaid fees. I
spoke to political commentator Vladimira Dvorakova about the party's
future: More
Current AffairsFormer Social Democrat chairman and PM leaves party ranks
The man who brought the Social Democratic Party to power nine years ago,
former Prime Minister Milos Zeman, has announced he is leaving the party
ranks. Mr Zeman says his sources tell him a lawsuit which has been filed
against him for signing a disadvantageous contract with a Prague lawyer on
behalf of the party in the 1990s was initiated by current Social Democrat
chairman Jiri Paroubek. Mr Paroubek denies any connection with the lawsuit
and says Milos Zeman is simply trying to influence this coming weekend's
party congress which will elect a new leadership.
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Current AffairsSecond biggest party could be facing extinction
The Social Democrats, the second biggest party in the country, may be
facing extinction. A lawyer who represented them in court seven years ago
says he is owed billions of crowns and is willing to take legal action
against the party. But if the Social Democrats had to pay the sum, which
amounts to over 880 million US dollars, they would be forced to file for
bankruptcy. Dita Asiedu reports: More
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