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Current AffairsGreen Party leader confident after winning leadership election
Martin Bursík, the leader of the Green Party can breathe a sigh of relief
after a convincing victory over the weekend in a leadership contest spurred
by his opponents. The party’s annual congress was moved forward by Mr
Bursík in order to confront a rebellious faction opposed to his
leadership, which accuses him of straying from the party’s roots. Chief
among these opponents was Dana Kuchtová, a party insider vying for the top
post. Two prominent Green MPs also opposed Mr Bursík’s leadership.
Martin Bursík secured 227 out of 349 votes in the first round, thus
putting an end for now to questions over his future. Dominik Jun spoke to
political commentator Jan Urban for his take on the weekend’s events and
began by asking him what Mr Bursík’s victory means not just for the
party, but also the often fragile government coalition.
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Current AffairsGovernment pushes for broader restrictions on long-haul trucks
The country’s coalition government, made up of the Civic Democrats, the
Christian Democrats and the Greens, has agreed on tightening restrictions
in the Czech Republic on long-haul vehicles. On Wednesday, the cabinet met
to discuss the issue, agreeing that large trucks should be banned
year-round from Czech roads on Fridays between 3 and 6 pm, and Sundays
until ten pm. The goal is to clear up traffic on Czech throughways and
principal routes as well as to reduce deadly road accidents. But the news
has many hauliers - long opposed to a ban on economic grounds - up in arms.
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