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Prague: the type of sleaze scandal the country thought it had left behind for good (Photo: Nico Trinkhaus - Royal Way, Prague, Czech Republic - CC-BY-NC)

Czech coalition rocked by scandal on eve of EU presidency

With the Czech Republic's presidency of the Council of the European Union starting on 1 July, many thought a new type of Czech government was preparing to take up the mantle: a pro-EU, anti-corruption outfit determined to bring honesty back to the country's politics. \n \nThis weekend, such perceptions were thrown into doubt with a five-party coalition rocked by the kind of sleaze scandal the country thought it had left behind for good. \n \...

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William Nattrass is a Prague-based British journalist and Visegrád Four current affairs commentator, who has written for the Independent, the Spectator and Cap X.

Prague: the type of sleaze scandal the country thought it had left behind for good (Photo: Nico Trinkhaus - Royal Way, Prague, Czech Republic - CC-BY-NC)

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William Nattrass is a Prague-based British journalist and Visegrád Four current affairs commentator, who has written for the Independent, the Spectator and Cap X.

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