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Current AffairsA crucial week for the two largest parties in post-election negotiations
This week is likely to be a crucial one in deciding the next government,
but what kind of a government might it be? The Civic Democrats, who won
the election, say that there are only two viable options: their minority
government supported across the political spectrum by everyone but the
Communists - or early elections. The Social Democrats who came in second,
on the other hand, have been pushing for something quite different: some
kind of agreement that would see them maintain no small measure of
political influence. More
Current AffairsCentre-right coalition dead, talks on new government start afresh
Two months after the country's inconclusive general elections negotiations
on a new government are back to square one. A centre right coalition
between the Civic Democrats, Christian Democrats and Greens was pronounced
dead on Friday for lack of support and President Klaus urged the leaders of
the two strongest parties on the right and left - the Civic and Social
Democrats - to find an alternative solution that would end the drawn-out
stalemate.
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Current AffairsTwo months after election no solution to political deadlock in sight
This Wednesday marks two months since the Czechs went to the polls to vote
on the country's next government - an election won by the right-of-centre
opposition Civic Democrats - but an election that ended in stalemate
across the political spectrum. In the days following the result, outgoing
Social Democrat Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek promised that his political
opponents would not be able to so much as "wash their hands"
without Social Democrat approval and, so far at least, he has kept his
promise to a "t". More
Current AffairsWould-be coalition make unexpected offer to take on opponents' key policies
Negotiations on the formation of a new Czech government have been going on
now for more than seven, very long weeks, with no apparent end in sight.
But the protracted horse-trading took an unexpected turn on Tuesday, when
the would-be coalition of the Civic Democrats (ODS), the Christian
Democrats and the Greens - still one seat short of a majority - made an
unexpected move. They offered to adopt the ten key policies from the
election manifesto of the left-wing Social Democrats, in exchange for
support. The Social Democrats quickly pooh-poohed the idea, but it still
leaves the question: why? I discussed it with political analyst Vladimira
Dvorakova. More
Current AffairsCzech Republic inches towards resolution of post-election stalemate
The Czech Republic inched its way closer to a way out of the political
stalemate on Wednesday, a stalemate which has gripped the country since
inconclusive parliamentary elections seven weeks ago. There are now
increasing signs the two main parties are reconciled to reaching some sort
of deal on sharing power.
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Current AffairsCoalition agreement signed but does new "government" have real chance?
After three long weeks of negotiations, the Civic Democrats, the Christian
Democrats and the Greens have just signed an agreement to form a
government. But the centre-right coalition faces an uphill battle; one
seat short of a majority, it cannot win a vote of confidence without the
support of the Social Democrats. So, does the coalition agreed on Monday
have a real chance of governing? Dita Asiedu reports:
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Current AffairsNew Czech government slowly taking shape
It's been over two weeks since the Czech elections heralded a result no one
really wanted: an election deadlock. The victorious Civic Democrats and
their likely coalition allies could only muster a total of 100 seats—still
one short of a majority in the lower house. Meanwhile, the second-place
finishers, the Social Democrats, were saying that they would refuse to
support a coalition of the Civic Democrats, the Christian Democrats, and
the Greens. But there seems to have been a shift in thinking now.
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