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At the start of June Czechs went to the polls in parliamentary elections
but today - a full fifty days later - it seems they are still not near to
having a new government. The Chamber of Deputies is evenly split: a
would-be coalition of the Civic Democrats, the Christian Democrats and the
Greens has 100 seats - exactly the same number as the left of the house,
the Social Democrats and the Communists. On Monday President Vaclav Klaus,
who founded the Civic Democrats, gave his first long interview on the
political crisis, in Mlada fronta Dnes. To discuss the president's
position, Dita Asiedu spoke to political commentator Petr Just.
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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
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Current AffairsCivic Democrats team up with UK Tories for new anti-federalist EP platform
Civic Democrat leader Mirek Topolanek may be deeply embroiled in talks on
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Current AffairsAre biggest parties heading for a "coalition agreement"?
It's been over a month since Czechs went to the polls and yet the country
still lacks a new government. With the number of seats in parliament split
equally between the left and the centre and right parties, attempts at
forming it have so far gone nowhere. Early elections have been ruled out
by all parties but talks on forming coalitions or minority governments
have also failed to make headway. A new development on Tuesday, though,
could lead to another way out of political deadlock. Dita Asiedu reports:
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