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Current AffairsPresident critical of party he founded
Faced with the task of having to appoint a government he does not approve
of, President Klaus on Monday sharply criticized the Civic Democrat party
he founded in 1991 and of which he is honorary chairman to this day. In an
interview for the weekly Tyden he suggested the time may have come for the
birth of a new party which would better represent right-wing voters.
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Current AffairsCzech Republic welcomes Schengen agreement
It was a decision that the Czech Republic and eight other EU newcomers had
long been pushing for. The enlargement of the Schengen border free zone to
nine of the ten states which joined the EU in 2004 on December 31 2007 will
mean an end to border checks and airport controls and will finally give
their citizens complete freedom of movement within the European Union.
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Current AffairsWill Dalik incident further impact politician/journalist relationship as well as government talks?
At the weekend a second attempt to form a new government was made all the
more complicated; it was revealed that an advisor to Civic Democrat Prime
Minister Mirek Topolanek, had intimated the party were preparing to dupe
the Social Democrats. The advisor, Marek Dalik, later denied this.
However, his words had been secretly recorded by newspaper Mlada fronta
Dnes and were broadcast on TV. Despite this evidence, the prime minister
is standing by his advisor. The question now is: what further impact will
there be?
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Current AffairsCivic Democrat leader gets green light for coalition talks
Civic Democratic party leader Mirek Topolanek was re-elected for another
two-year term at the party's national conference over the weekend and
received a strong mandate to form a broad coalition government with a
limited term in office. Political analysts say Mr. Topolanek's personal
victory may resolve the country's drawn out political crisis.
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Current AffairsSocial Democrats roll out big guns in bid to unseat Bem
In a around thirty days time the Czech Republic's weary electorate will be
asked to go to the polls, four months after June's inconclusive
parliamentary elections. This time it's local and Senate elections, and
the capital Prague, of course, is of great importance. Mayor Pavel Bem - a
member of the governing Civic Democrats - has been in the post for the last
four years, but the Social Democrats are rolling out the big guns in a bid
to unseat him.
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Talking PointWho stands where on early elections?
On Monday, more than three months after the general elections in June,
President Vaclav Klaus appointed a new Civic Democratic minority cabinet
led by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. However, even before its
appointment commentary from all sides of the political spectrum indicated
that no one expects this government to survive long—perhaps only for 30
days if the initial vote of confidence, expected to be held on October 4,
fails. The Civic Democrats are themselves saying that their intention is
to bring the country to early elections. In this week's Talking Point, we
look at the issue of early elections, what they mean for the various
political parties, who supports them and who is opposed.
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Current AffairsCivic and Social Democrats not yet able to agree on tolerance for minority government
Prime Minister designate Mirek Topolanek has set until the end of next week
as a deadline to try and reach a deal with the Social Democrats on support
for his proposed minority Civic Democrat government. It would be an
understatement to say that the devil is in the details, and sticking
points have been several. Almost three months after the election ended in
parliamentary deadlock, it is still unclear when the country will see a
new government. More
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