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Slovakia and former Czech leader settle lawsuit over collaboration with communist secret police

Oct. 21, 2024 12:35 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia’s Interior Ministry agreed in a lawsuit settlement Monday that former former Czech populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis did not knowingly collaborate with communist-era secret police in what was then Czechoslovakia The ministry said it acknowledged that any...

Czech government undergoes a reshuffle after a party leaves but retains a majority in Parliament

Oct. 08, 2024 04:59 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Petr Pavel swore in two new ministers on Tuesday as part of a reshuffle of the government following the decision of junior coalition partner , the Pirates, to leave the Cabinet. Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government retains a majority in...

Main Czech opposition party wins most seats in election for a third of Senate

Sep. 28, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The main Czech opposition group led by former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis won an election Saturday for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The ruling coalition of Prime Minister Petr Fiala still retained a majority in the Senate....

Czechs vote in the runoff election for a third of the seats in Parliament's upper house

Sep. 27, 2024 11:58 AM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — Czechs cast ballots on Friday in the second round of voting for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate. The current ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala has a clear majority in the Senate though the main opposition group, led by...

A junior party in the Czech government is set to leave the Cabinet over the dismissal of its leader

Sep. 24, 2024 14:37 PM EDT

PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic's government was in crisis Tuesday after a junior party in the ruling coalition said it would leave the Cabinet over Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s decision to fire the party leader. Fiala said he would ask the president to dismiss Regional...