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"There is no point in asking whether people want a direct election because they want it. A referendum would be a waste of money," KDU-CSL deputy chairman David Macek said. Almost 90 percent of Czechs would prefer a direct election, a STEM poll released earlier this year showed. The parliament will also discuss the Green Party's proposal. The coalition is not united on the issue of the possible method of direct presidential elections and on whether a directly elected president should have more powers than now. The Christian Democrats want the presidential powers to remain unchanged, while the ODS is considering their extension. The ODS deputies' group head Petr Tluchor today repeated that the direct election would be a change allowing to again nominate current President Vaclav Klaus who is ODS honorary chairman. The parliament re-elected Klaus as president in February for the second and last possible term. The ODS took a reserved stance on direct elections in the past.
(Ceske Noviny)
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