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Czech parties agree to November election

Thu, Sep 17 2009 13:06 CET

byTom Clifford -- The Prague Post

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Czech parties agree to November election

The Social Democrats (ČSSD) and the Civic Democrats (ODS) have agreed to a November election date as the Constitutional Court prepares to rule on the legitimacy of lawmaker Miloš Melčák's contention that the general election, originally scheduled for Oct. 9-10, breached the Constitution.

If the Chamber of Deputies, Parliament's lower house, approves the November election in connection with a permanent constitutional amendment, requiring a three-fifths majority, it will be a permanent law, almost certainly immune to challenge.

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