Paroubek accuses ruling Civic Democrats of luring Wolf away

The head of the opposition Social Democrats Jiří Paroubek has accused the ruling Civic Democrats of pressuring a Social Democrat MP Petr Wolf into quitting his party because they needed votes for the coalition. Mr Paroubek also called on the renegade MP to renounce his mandate. Petr Wolf left the Social Democratic MP club at the weekend and later gave up his party membership, citing political pressure and threats to himself and his family. Mr Paroubek’s allegation has been rejected by the head of the Civic Democrat MPs club, Petr Tluchoř.

Author: Jan Richter