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Current AffairsDefence minister wants Czech troops to stay in Afghanistan until 2014
Czech troops may stay in Afghanistan until the end of 2014. Defence
Minister Alexandr Vondra, who is in the United States on a working visit,
said he would ask the Czech Parliament to extend their mandate by another
24 months, as their current mandate will expire by the end of the year.
However, the opposition has criticized Mr Vondra for announcing his plans
without a prior debate in the lower house. More
Current AffairsCzech parties struggle to find roles for former leaders
The former leader of the Czech Social Democrats Jiří Paroubek has
announced plans to leave the party and establish a new political group.
Should his intentions materialize, he would be the second Social Democrat
leader to do so, after Miloš Zeman whose own political project caused
significant harm to the Social Democrats in the last general elections. But
in Czech politics, problems with former party leaders are not unusual. More
Current AffairsActing party chair Bohuslav Sobotka elected Social Democrat leader
Nine months after winning the general elections yet failing to form a
government, the opposition Social Democrats elected new leadership at a
party congress in Brno over the weekend. In a tight vote for the new
leader, acting chair Bohuslav Sobotka beat his main rival, South Moravian
governor Michal Hašek, who was elected deputy chair. Social Democrats hope
the new leadership will boost the party’s support. More
Current AffairsVoters shake-up status quo, pave way for government of “fiscal responsibility”
In the final weeks ahead of the election, polling agencies in the country
repeatedly predicted a major win for Jiří Paroubek’s Social Democrats
but the reality at the weekend was different. The Social Democrats did come
first, but only barely, far from the overwhelming success they had
expected. Within hours of the polls closing, it became clear that the party
had a marginal chance of forming the next government and that instead the
country was now headed for a centre-right coalition promising wide-reaching
reforms.
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Current AffairsA disappointing waste of time? MPs look back at four-year term as lower house meets for final session
Ten days before the general elections, the lower house of the Czech
Parliament met on Tuesday for its last session. Most of the MPs are running
again; some have quit, and others only stand a little chance of re-entering
the house. How do the deputies themselves feel about the term that’s
about to end?
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Current AffairsLeft wing parties fare miserably in mock election held in Czech schools
Two weeks before general elections, the NGO People in Need has just
released the results of a mock election held in Czech schools last month.
The results suggest that if pupils between 15 and 19 could all go to the
polls, many would back right-wing parties. TOP 09, the Civic Democrats and
Public Affairs all fared well. By contrast, the Social Democrats would
barely scrape into the lower house, and the Communists would be shown the
door.
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