Jiří Paroubek
Thursday 16th April, 2009
Jiří Paroubek
Tuesday 14th April, 2009
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Opinion Poll for Lidové Noviny: Paroubek most at fault for government crisis

The person most responsible for causing the current political crisis is according to an exclusive opinion poll by MEDIAN the Chairman of the ČSSD Party Jiří Paroubek. He’s also the person who stands to gain the most.

From the more than 400 people questioned, 44% think that Jiří Paroubek is to blame for the crisis, whilst 41% lay the blame on Mirek Topolánek. Only 10% of those questioned hold President Václav Klaus responsible.

It’s interesting that more men find Jiří Paroubek to blame for unleashing the current crisis, whilst amongst women fault for the fall of the government is equally divided between the ODS and ČSSD leaders.

It’s largely young people from Prague and Central Czech that blame Paroubek whilst in villages and smaller towns people see Topolánek being at fault for the current situation.

As for the question of who stands to gain the most from the political crisis roughly a third of all those questioned answered unequivocally Jiří Paroubek. This view was shared by both young and old, and inhabitants of both villages and large cities.

Jiří Paroubek
Monday 13th April, 2009
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The murderer Ďuričko wasn't a friend of ours, maintains Paroubek's wife

Petra Paroubek, wife of ČSSD Chairman Jiří Paroubek, strongly denies that herself and her husband regarded Bohumír Ďuričko as a friend. Ďuričko was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison on Friday for the murder of Václav Kočka Junior.

According to Petra Paroubek the claims of friendship with herself and her husband were just a part of Ďuričko’s strategy in court to try to limit his upcoming sentence.

‘One of these claims falsely implied a friendly relationship with myself and my husband and raised suspicion of connection with our social engagements. He used this claim only because he carried out his disgusting act at a party for the signing of a new book by my husband,’ said Petra Paroubek, protesting against the fact that an event by the Paroubek’s has been in some way associated with the actions of the killer Ďuričko.

‘That he committed this crime of murder at the end of a book signing by my husband, provides a backdrop, which for some is an opportunity to express disapproval with the contents of the book, or with the social engagements of me or my husband,’ she said. ‘We have nothing in common with the murdering criminal Ďuričko, and neither myself nor my husband had a friendly relationship with him. I personally despise him,’ she added.

Jiří Paroubek
Monday 30th March, 2009
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Mirek Topolánek

I will not comment on the statements or opinions of my colleagues in the political arena. Jiří Paroubek bears complete responsibility for this situation. Calling for a vote of no-confidence is a legitimate political means and with regards to the fragility of the government could in normal circumstances be understandable. But to do such a thing in our current situation is like something from Hitchcock. It was orchestrated by someone who wanted to seriously harm me, the government and this country. In this respect I’ve never been through a more unhappy period in my time as leader. It’s also why Jiří Paroubek has to be part of the solution, and not part of the problem.
Jiří Paroubek
Wednesday 25th March, 2009
Jiří Paroubek
Tuesday 24th March, 2009
Jiří Paroubek
Saturday 21st March, 2009
 
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