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A new prime minister is expected to end a lengthy political crisis in the Czech Republic (Photo: EUobserver)

New Czech cabinet to wrestle with Constitution

Czech President Vaclav Klaus has appointed a new prime minister to head the country in the run up to its ratification of the EU constitution.

The move follows several months of governmental crisis.

Jiri Paroubek replaced former prime minister Stanislav Gross on Monday (April 25), after Mr Gross resigned earlier the same day over a scandal around the financing of his private appartment.

Mr Paroubek will chair a coalition cabinet, made up of the same parties as the previous ...

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A new prime minister is expected to end a lengthy political crisis in the Czech Republic (Photo: EUobserver)

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