PM: strike was politically motivated

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek said the strike held by trade unions on Tuesday was politically motivated. Mr Topolánek said the country is not threatened by the reforms against which the unions protested, but by not having enough of them. According to the chairman of the opposition Social Democrats Jiří Paroubek the number of those joining the strike was huge and the government should regard it as a challenge.

Author: Ruth Fraňková