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If elections were held today, opinion polls suggest, voters' support would
be almost equally divided between the left and the right side of the
political spectrum. Most leftist voters support the ruling Social
Democrats. The Communist Party also enjoys enough public support to be
represented in parliament - currently with the third largest number of
seats. But the Communists stand alone, as all other parties have vowed not
to cooperate with them. Results of an opinion poll commissioned by Czech
Television suggest that more and more Czechs are warming to the Communists
and four out of ten would actually not be against them taking a bigger part
in the decision-making process.
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Current AffairsPrime Minister tells the Christian Democrats to play ball or leave the Cabinet
Although general elections in the Czech Republic are eight months away,
this weekend marked the beginning of what commentators predict will be a
tough election campaign. The impulse came from the ruling Social
Democratic Party which held a meeting of its leadership over the weekend.
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Current AffairsEurobarometer: one year after accession majority of Czechs positive about EU
It has been just over a year since the Czech Republic joined the EU and the
report card, in a sense is in. This week the European Commission released
the results of the latest Eurobarometer poll - the first since ten new
countries joined. It shows that Czechs - often seen as somewhat sceptical
about the EU - are feeling increasingly satisfied with membership.
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Current AffairsSmaller parties agree to join forces in Prague's local elections
Six smaller centre-right political groupings signed an agreement on
Thursday to join forces and fight against the three main parties - the
ruling Social Democrats, the right-of-centre Civic Democratic Party and
the Communists. The goal is to win over a majority of the electorate
during the local elections in Prague in November 2006.
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