TOP grand coalition
2010-05-24
What would the Czech government look like if, as Petr Kolář of
LN hypothesized in April, Miroslav Kalousek of TOP 09 became
the next PM? This could only realistically happen if ČSSD and
ODS agreed on a grand coalition but needed to disguise it, to
avoid a blowout in the municipal elections this fall. TOP 09 is
warning in a new advertisement against an ODS-ČSSD grand
coalition with VV's support, but the TOP 09 lineup would be
much more suitable. Kalousek has proven his willingness to
accommodate both the military-industrial complex (he's a big
supporter of using middlemen for arms deals) and the
electrostate (he suddenly dropped his criticism of ČEZ's
"privatization of public authority"). Karel Schwarzenberg, who
promises to oppose the exploitive "power cartel," would be put
in an uncomfortable position, but it wouldn't be anything the
top foreign-ministry post couldn't cure quickly enough.
[Czech Republic Věci veřejné Lidové noviny prime minister
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