#CZECHREPUBLIC: Opposition Party Sweeps Local Elections

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The party of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, the Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO), won most of the local election seats in the country's major cities, according to the final results posted by the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) on Sunday.

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#CZECHIA: Plan For Mandatory Vaccinations Dropped By New Gov't

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The Czech Republic's new government on Wednesday dismissed the previous government’s plan to require older adults and people in some professions to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

The nation's new government, headed by five parties and led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, said the previous plan, which was going into effect in March, has been dropped.

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#CZECHREPUBLIC: Three Parties Form Coalition Gov't

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The Czech Republic gained a new government Monday after two party coalitions that garnered a sizeable chunk of votes in the country's parliamentary election last month signed a power-sharing deal.

A three-party, liberal-conservative coalition dubbed Together, composed of the Civic Democratic Party, Christian Democrats and the TOP 09 party, led the election with a 27.8% share of the vote.

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#CZECHIA: Constitutional Amendment Approved To Ensure Legal Gun Ownership For Self-Protection

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The Czech Chamber of Deputies has approved a constitutional amendment that explicitly gives citizens the right to use firearms when necessary to protect one’s life.

The proposal, first submitted by Martin Červíček of the Civic Democratic Party last year, is based on cementing the right to self-protection, which he says is the most basic human right.

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#CZECHIA: Pres. Babis Survives Confidence Vote

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The Czech government headed by Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Thursday survived a no-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies.

A total of 171 deputies cast their votes on Thursday night, including 89 voting in favor of the no-confidence motion, and 82 against. At least 101 votes are needed in the 200-member lower house to pass the motion against the government.

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#CZECHIA: Prime Minister Babiš Vows To Exit Politics If He Loses 2021 Election

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš will leave politics if his ANO movement loses the parliamentary election, he said in an interview with Blesk.cz.

In the interview, Babiš said that citizens are to decide whether he will leave the politics after the next year's parliamentary elections.

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#CZECHIA: Mass Protests Against PM Babis Calls For Resignation

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Czechs turned out in their thousands on Sunday in Prague to call for the ousting of prime minister Andrej Babis in the biggest show of public discontent since the 1989 Velvet Revolution which overthrew communism.

The rally in Letna park was the culmination of a series of demonstrations in recent weeks against Babis, 64, who has faced investigations over alleged fraud and conflicts of interest, claims he vehemently denies.

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#CZECHIA: Social Democrats Add New Faces, Policies To Boost Popularity

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The Czech Republic Social Democrats met this past weekend to add new faces and new platform planks designed to boost it from its current fourth place in national polling.

In 2017, only 15 of their candidates were elected to the lower house of Parliament – the worst result in party history. They are junior partners in the current government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s technocratic-populist ANO Party.

The Social Democrats define themselves as far-Left vanguards against a slide towards illiberalism. Their newly outlined top priorities include boosting citizens’ participation in political decisions and cutting working hours without lowering salaries.

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#CZECHIA: Prime Minister Says Czech Rep. Seeks To Opt Out Of UN Migration Pact, Joining Hungary, Poland, Austria, US

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis says he wants to pull out of a United Nations migration pact and would discuss the plan with his ruling coalition partner. Austria said it also will follow the United States and Hungary in backing out of the pact, over concerns that it would blur the line between legal and illegal migration.

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#CZECHIA: Social Democratic Party Leader Hamáček Survives Leadership Challenge; Party Likely To Split

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The Czech Republic's Social Democratic Party recently re-affirmed its faith in current party leader – Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček, who has been challenged by many in the party and his own vice chair Martin Zimola, after the party's weak performance in recent elections. Hamáček has only led the party since March of this year. He is currently the nation's Minister of Interior.

Zimola, who started his own reform platform within the party, wants the party to rethink its role in the minority government, but was unable to convince the leadership and Hamáček to make the change. Political observers say the party is likely to face a split in the near future.

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#CZECHIA: Former Foreign Minister Says New FM Is A "Novice," "Useless"

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Former Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg told Czech Television's Interview 24 show that new Foreign Minister Tomas Petricek was a novice and would not be able to stand up to the Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, or to President Milos Zeman. The Prague Daily Monitor newspaper said he has called Petricek "useless."

Schwarzenberg, 80, served as foreign minister from 2007 to 2009, and again from 2010 to 2013. He's a member of the TOP 9 party, serving in the Czech Chamber of Deputies, and was the party's first leader in 2009.

His family is related to the Habsburg family which ruled Austria, hungry, and the lands that became Czechoslovakia, until 1918.

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#CZECHIA: Parliament Passes Resolution Supporting Hungary's Defiance Of EU Parliament

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The Czech Chamber of Deputies have passed a resolution that criticized the European Parliament's vote last month which could lead to Article 7 proceedings against Hungary, which could strip it of its voting rights within the European Union, which criticizes Hungary for alleged undemocratic practices.

Hungary asserts that the EU is interfering in its internal affairs and is forcing it to take immigrants against its will. The resolution, which received support from several political parties, criticized the EU body's vote for interfering with Hungary's sovereignty. The vote was prompted, in part, after several Czech Members of the European Parliament supported the EP resolution against Hungary last month.

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#CZECHIA: Billionaire's Party Wins Big In Election, "Czech Trump" Set To Be Prime Minister

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Andrej Babis, often called the "Czech Trump," and his anti-corruption and anti-euro ANO (Yes) party won with 29.7 per cent support (78 parliament seats) in a victory that represents a shift to the right for the country. Despite scandals connected to EU subsidies his companies have received, he is expected to be asked to form a government.

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Pictured: Babis with his wife Monika

#CZECHIA: Head Of Party Leading In Polls Charged With Fraud Ahead Of Oct. 20 Election

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With just days to go before a Czech parliamentary election that his populist Ano party is expected to win, billionaire Andrej Babis has been charged with fraud over the alleged misuse of European Union funds. Babis – whose wealth and anti-establishment rhetoric have seen him compared to US president Donald Trump – is accused of illegally accessing some €2 million for a farm and conference center known as the Stork Nest. Jaroslav Faltynek, the deputy leader of Ano, has also been charged in the same case.

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#CZECHIA: Tough Anti-Smoking Bill Considered, One Of Last Nations In EU To Consider

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One of the last holdouts in Europe when it comes to enacting comprehensive anti-smoking legislation is considering it again, after a similar bill failed last month. The bill contains a full ban on smoking in restaurants.

#CZECHREPUBLIC: Pres. Zeman Opposes Turkish EU Membership; Says They "Behave Like ISIS Ally"

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Pres. Milos Zeman says Turkey should not become a member of the European Union, alleging that they "sometimes" behave like an ally of the Islamic State terror organization. He also criticized the EU's plan to give 3 billion Euros to Turkey to help them deal with the 2 million refugees stranded on its territory.

#CZECHREPUBLIC: US Ambassador Banned From President's Residence After Critical Comments About Planned Moscow Trip

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Czech Pres. Milos Zeman has banned the US ambassador from his official residence after he made comments perceived as critical of the president's decision to attend a World War II commemoration in Moscow. Most European leaders are boycotting the event to protest Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

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