Prague, (CTK) – It is time to reduce the immunity of Czech lawmakers to their statements and steps from the time of their mandate, Constitutional Court (US) chairman Pavel Rychetsky told the website of the public Czech Radio (CRo). He said MPs should be released for criminal prosecution in other cases. “It is in […]
Prague, (CTK) – Untrue and incomplete data were provided in the application for an EU subsidy for the Capi hnizdo conference centre that was owned by current Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO), daily Hospodarske noviny (HN) writes on its website today, citing the EU Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) report. HN quotes the report as […]
Prague, (CTK) – The Czech cabinet of Andrej Babis (ANO) will hold an extraordinary meeting at 13:00 on Monday to approve the final version of the government policy statement it would submit to the Chamber of Deputies along with a request for a confidence vote on Wednesday, Babis told Czech Television today. He said […]
Prague, (CTK) – The candidates for Czech president will spend the last days of campaigning before the January 12-13 first round of the direct election mainly attending various debates, and some are still considering distributing leaflets and talking to citizens, they have told CTK. Jiri Drahos, former Science Academy chairman and one of the […]
Prague, (CTK) – The incumbent President Milos Zeman or former Science Academy chairman Jiri Drahos will become the new Czech president, according to voter preferences as showed by public opinion polls ahead of the January 12-13 first round of the direct presidential election involving nine candidates. The third most preferred candidate is Michal Horacek, […]
Lany, Central Bohemia, Jan 7 (CTK) – Czech President Milos Zeman would back neither of the two rivals before the second round of the upcoming direct presidential election if he failed to advance to it himself, he told Frekvence 1 radio today, adding that his rival candidates lack necessary experience. “If I failed in […]
Prague, (CTK) – The new Czech minority cabinet of Andrej Babis (ANO) is unlikely to gain lawmakers’ confidence next week, former president Vaclav Klaus said today, but he did not rule out its success in the upcoming vote based on possible “close-to-business deals” between Babis and some lawmakers. Without a regular mandate including the […]
Prague, (CTK) – A new platform has been founded in the Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) to “save the party,” but its initiators, foes of former CSSD head Bohuslav Sobotka, obviously seek Milos Zeman’s re-election as president and high state posts for themselves, Alexandr Mitrofanov writes in Pravo today. A number of internal platforms […]
Prague, (CTK) – Some of the nine candidates for Czech president are stepping up their lash outs at rivals, mainly at incumbent President Milos Zeman who seeks re-election in the direct vote, the first round of which is due next weekend. Physician and activist Marek Hilser and former Science Academy chairman Jiri Drahos have […]