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This week’s topic:Could the KSČM rejoin the government at the national level?

Following their victory in the regional elections, the Social Democrats (ČSSD)are negotiating with other parties to form local governments. So far a decision has been made in seven of the 13 regions. In five of them, the ČSSD will most likely rely on the support of the communists. KSČM will participate either as a coalition partner (Karlovy Vary, Moravia-Silesia), or they will support the one-party minority government of the ČSSD. For the first time since 1990, the communists will be participating in regional governments. Some say this could be the first step toward bringing the unreformed communist party, which has never fully rejected its totalitarian past, into the government at national level.

  • Could the KSČM rejoin the government at the national level?
  • What do you think has helped the ČSSD win the elections?
  • What are you expecting from the ČSSD/KSČM collaboration?

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