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Opposition Gaining in Czech Republic
Real estate news By Angus Reid Global Monitor
September 27, 2007
The main opposition party in the Czech Republic has improved its standing this month, according to a poll by Factum Invenio. 33 per cent of respondents would back the Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) in the next legislative election, up 2.3 points since August. The main opposition party in the Czech Republic has improved its standing this month, according to a poll by Factum Invenio. 33 per cent of respondents would back the Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) in the next legislative election, up 2.3 points since August.
The governing Civic Democratic Party (ODS) is second with 32.2 per cent, followed by the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) with 15.3 per cent, the Green Party (SZ) with 7.1 per cent, and the Christian and Democratic Union - Czech People’s Party (KDU-CSL) with 6.8 per cent. In early June 2006, Czech voters renewed the Chamber of Representatives. Final results gave the ODS 35.58 per cent of all cast ballots, followed by the CSSD with 32.32 per cent. Czech parties require at least five per cent of the vote to earn seats under the country’s proportional representation system. The final tallies gave the ODS, the KDU-CSL and the SZ 100 seats in the lower house, with the remaining 100 seats going to the CSSD and the KSCM.
The tie among rival factions led to a long political stalemate. In January, Czech president Vaclav Klaus re-appointed ODS leader Mirek Topolanek as prime minister. Topolanek’s government eventually won a confidence motion in the Chamber of Representatives after a 100-97 vote. On Sept. 25, Czech education minister and SZ member Dana Kuchtova resigned. Kuchtova was in charge of designing a comprehensive program on how to best dispense with European Union (EU) funds, but failed to complete it on time.
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