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RALLY A right-wing extremist group called Autonomous Nationalists announced Nov. 12 that it plans to rally Nov. 17 in response to the city’s prevention of a planned march by other extremists Nov. 10 in the Jewish Quarter, according to the Czech News Agency (ČTK). The Nov. 17 rally is to be held on Palackého náměstí, where a permit to gather isn’t needed.

RESIGNED President Václav Klaus accepted the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Jiří Čunek Nov. 13, nearly one week after Čunek resigned from his post amid accusations of corruption. His party, the Christian Democrats, said that Jiří Vačkář will temporarily lead the Regional Development Ministry, which Čunek had headed.
RADAR Two scientists are challenging the government’s claim that the U.S.-proposed radar would not be harmful to the health of Brdy area residents. The experts, from the Brno University of Technology, said Nov. 12 that more study is needed. Meanwhile, Klaus told the BBC Nov. 12 that he is convinced the radar base will be built in the Czech Republic.
 
UNDECIDED The Green Party has yet to decide who will replace former Education Minister Dana Kuchtová, who stepped down in early October. Her deputy, Dušan Lužný, announced Nov. 9 that he will also be leaving the ministry. Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek had said that Lužný’s ties to Kuchtová disqualified him as a candidate for minister, ČTK reports.
SECURITY Czech Prison Service spokesman Robert Kačer told the daily Právo Nov. 9 that prisons will lack 600 guards, about a tenth of their total number, as guards continue to leave, which could result in a serious problem for Czech prisons. Similarly, police say they will lack 4,882 officers by January.


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