Hornik, who called on legislators to promote direct presidential poll during the February election of Czech president, said he had not negotiated support for his bill. His legislation has not a high chance to be passed.
As a constitutional bill it must be supported by three-fifths of deputies and three-fifths of senators. Hornik also organises a petition for direct presidential election and he has released the petition sheets on the Internet. The opposition Social Democrats (CSSD) have also prepared a bill on Next Czech Chamber session may be held in late August ...
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Roithova to lead Czech KDU-CSL candidates in EP election ... direct presidential poll. However, their bill was deleted from the agenda of the June Chamber session. Unlike the CSSD, Hornik does not want to change the presidential powers. The government bill on direct presidential election has been worked out at the initiative of the junior ruling Greens (SZ). Justice Minister Jiri Pospisil (senior ruling Civic Democrats, ODS) said he would complete the bill in August to submit it to the government. The government coalition parties are not united in the method of direct presidential election and the president's powers. While the Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) want to preserve the current powers, the ODS is considering extending them. According to polls, most Czechs support direct presidential election. Current President Vaclav Klaus was reelected for another five years by parliament in February. The next presidential polls will be held in five years.
(Ceske Noviny)
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