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Czech CSSD wants debate with President Klaus open to public ... 97 deputies together. The opposition's two previous attempts to topple the government that also comprises the junior Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) and Greens failed. The two former CSSD deputies, Milos Melcak and Michal Pohanka, have already said they will not support the motion of no confidence. Paroubek indicated some deputies for the government parties might change their stand on the government over one controversial bill the Chamber of Deputies will be discussing on the eve of the vote. The deputies are to discuss on April 29 among others a bill on settlement between the state and churches to which some ODS deputies have objections. Under the bill the state should pay 270 billion crowns to the churches over the next 60 years. The CSSD has released 12 reasons for which the current government should end. It claims that the government is based on corruption, and yet it is pushing through a number of fundamental changes, for instance, in health care, and the stationing of a U.S.
radar base on Czech soil. The CSSD says the government communicates neither with the public nor with the opposition. The party does not like the recent return of KDU-CSL chairman Jiri Cunek to the posts of deputy prime minister and local development minister. Cunek was suspected of bribery, but the case was definitely halted last November. Besides he was receiving social benefits while he had 3.5 million crowns in his accounts. He also drew criticism for his statements about Romanies. "It is an incompetent and untrustworthy government that is in its essence dangerous to this state and its citizens. It is high time to stop its destructive activities," the CSSD said. ($1=15.935 crowns)
(Ceske Noviny)
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