His case will be the main issue of the days to come. There will be two scenarios. First, the ODS will reject him or expel him from the party and he will become an unaffiliated deputy. However, the ODS does not have good experience with this solution.
Morava may eventually be embraced by the Social Democrats (CSSD) as was the drunk ODS deputy Petr Kott a few years ago after he was expelled from the party, Kubik writes. Second, the ODS will be still loyal to Morava. In doing so, it will show some understanding for his mafia conduct recorded by a hidden camera, he adds. A pragmatic approach would prevail in such a case. Every deputy voting along with the government Czech Greens deputy blackmailed by ODS deputy - iDnes.cz ...
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Czech CSSD has 10 percent lead over ODS - poll ... is better than a clean record, Kubik writes. The second option seems to be more probable, as indicated by Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's speech at the Greens congress where he called Morava a victim of intelligence games, Kubik writes. Morava and Vlastimil Tlusty, another ODS deputy who seems to be involved in the scandal, should leave the Chamber of Deputies, this is absolutely clear, Martin Zverina writes in Lidove noviny. Tlusty and Morava only see politics as an awkward parody of the Bond stories. Their departure is the only solution as any additional explanations of the scandal are not trustworthy, Zverina writes. However, Morava's case will not improve the Czech political environment, there will be no catharsis, as the protagonists will only be a bit more paranoid, he adds. Does anyone think that people like Tlusty and Morava will not be seen any longer in the parliament? he asks. Christian Democrat leader Jiri Cunek was conveniently sent to the burial of Czech-Canadian businessmen Tomas Bata Jr, who headed the Bata international shoe-making concern, so that he is not a nuisance in the Czech Republic, Martin Zverina writes in Lidove noviny. It would be rather embarrassing for his coalition partner Martin Bursik if Cunek, whom most of the Greens strongly dislike, spoke at their national congress. It was simply impossible to only invite the leader of one coalition party, Zverina writes. Bursik is a happy politician as he was saved the dilemma. Toronto is situated very far from Teplice, North Bohemia, where the congress is being held, he adds.
(Ceske Noviny)
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