Following the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Nečas on Monday, the Czech parties are looking for a way out of the government crisis that was sparked by a corruption and spying scandal. For the liberal business paper Hospodářské noviny, new elections are the order of the day: "We're not dealing with an individual failure here, but with a failure of the entire system. That calls for a new start. A quick agreement on fresh elections would also take the wind out of President Zeman's sails. Many things point to him wanting to dominate Czech politics for a year through a weak prime minister belonging to the Civic Democratic Party ODS or a caretaker government. But anyone who allows him to do that will be helping to dismantle parliamentary democracy with unforeseeable consequences. True, with early elections the Social Democrats would come to power, aided by the Communists. But that would also be the case after regular elections. And in any event they won't be able to introduce a radically different policy, if for no other reason than because of their dependence on the financial markets." (18/06/2013)
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