Reaction continues to Civic Democrat MPs resignation

The Czech political world continues to be in a state of shock after the resignation of Jan Morava following allegations that the Civic Democrat MP collected compromising materials on fellow politicians with a view to blackmailing them. Two “rebel” Civic Democrat MPs Jan Schwippel and Juraj Raninec have stated that they hope that the shockwaves from the scandal do not stop at the resignation of Mr Morava. Evidence has suggested that these two allies of chief rebel MP Vlastimil Tlustý were also at the centre of attempts by Morava to obtain compromising materials on colleagues opposed to Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek’s reforms in areas such as healthcare and the economy on the grounds that that the reforms are too weak. The two MPs Jan Schwippel and Juraj Raninec have now threatened to leave the party unless fellow Civic Democrat Petr Tluchoř, whom they accuse of knowing about the conspiracy, is not stripped of his post as the head of the party’s group of deputies.

Author: Dominik Jůn