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Stanislav Gross took office last year as Europe's youngest leader (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

Czech EU ambassador in running to be prime minister

The Czech prime minister, Stanislav Gross, has offered his resignation after only nine months in government.

Mr Gross was forced to make the move following pressure from his coalition partners after a scandal about how he paid for his luxury apartment.

The scandal broke out at the beginning of the year when Czech newspaper Mlada fronta Dnes pointed out that the flat had cost more than Mr Gross had ever earned.

Mr Gross has denied any wrongdoing but fuelled speculation by giv...

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Stanislav Gross took office last year as Europe's youngest leader (Photo: The Council of the European Union)

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