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Poll: ČSSD responsible for its failure in election (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) could have achieved a much better result in the May elections, but they failed to convince almost one half of their potential voters to support them or to go to the polling stations, according to a poll conducted by the polling agency STEM and released Friday.

Czech election campaign of VV cost 87, not 10 millions - server (ČeskéNoviny.cz , 2010)

The election campaign of the Public Affairs (VV) cost some 87 million crowns though the Czech junior government party said it was 10 million, the Aktualne new server writes today, referring to a calculation by the Admosphere company.

Poll: One-third satisfied with new govt lineup (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

One-third of Czechs are satisfied with the lineup of the new coalition cabinet of Petr Necas (Civic Democrats, ODS), while one-fifth assess it negatively, according to a poll conducted by the Focus agency and released to CTK.

Respekt: ČSSD at crossroads after election debacle (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) are looking for a new face to be more attractive for voters in fear that if they failed, they might disappear from the political scene, writes the political weekly Respekt out Monday.

Hungarian-Romanian joint gov't session planned for autumn (Politics.hu, 2010)

The Hungarian and Romanian governments plan to discuss shared economic development targets at a joint session this autumn, the spokesman of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday.

PM Orbán praises new parliament's first two months (Politics.hu, 2010)

Hungary's new parliament has achieved more in its first 56 days than previous assemblies during the past eight years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday, addressing parliament's last session before breaking up for a summer recess.

No need for referendum on constitution, says Orbán (Politics.hu, 2010)

There is no need for a referendum on a new Constitution, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared on Friday. Interviewed on ATV, Orbán said MPs are elected to decide on important issues and turn to voters only in exceptional cases.

New parliamentary speaker to work out new house rules by 2014 (Politics.hu, 2010)

Hungary's newly-elected parliamentary speaker Laszlo Kover told MTI on Friday that he plans to focus on politics rather than protocol in his new role and work out new house rules by 2014.

Government alliance maintains overwhelming support (Politics.hu, 2010)

Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his ruling centre-right Fidesz-Christian-Democratic alliance maintained overwhelming support in July, according to a poll by Nezopont Institute.

Hungary's new constitution drafted by next March, says Fidesz official (Politics.hu, 2010)

The drafting of Hungary's new constitution is likely to be completed by March 15 next year, Fidesz MEP Gyorgy Schopflin, said in an interview with Monday's Magyar Hirlap daily.

Socialist Party selects civil groups to consult on constitution (Politics.hu, 2010)

The opposition Socialist Party has proposed five civil organisations for parliament's ad hoc committee to consult during preparations for Hungary's new constitution, the party told MTI on Saturday in a statement

Socialist politician says LMP becoming Fidesz's "pet cat" (Politics.hu, 2010)

Socialist Party election campaign chief Tibor Szanyi has criticised Politics Can Be Different (LMP) and its caucus leader András Schiffer on his blog.

Parliament to discuss 42 government bills in autumn (Politics.hu, 2010)

The centre-right government has submitted a package of 42 bills for parliament's autumn session, parliament said on its website on Monday.

Jobbik motions to forbid proxy voting in parliamentary committees (Politics.hu, 2010)

Hungary's radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed to discontinue the practice of proxy voting in parliamentary committees, the party's MPs told reporters on Tuesday.

Support for center-right slightly down (Politics.hu, 2010)

Voter support for Hungary's ruling centre-right Fidesz party was two percentage points down in July following a slight increase in May, the daily Nepszabadsag reported on Wednesday, citing a recent Szonda Ipsos poll.

Slovak President Tasks Radicova With Forming Government (Slovakia Today, 2010)

Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on Wednesday gave SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova the task of forming a new government.

Government Passed Its Manifesto (Slovakia Today, 2010)

The Cabinet led by Premier Iveta Radicova at its session on Wednesday passed the Government Manifesto. The document is now awaiting approval from Parliament in early August. The vote in Parliament will at the same time be viewed as a vote of confidence for the new executive.

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Coalition partners agree on government programme statement (The Slovak Spectator, 2010)

After almost eight hours, the leaders of the coalition parties, Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKÚ), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Most-Hid wrapped up their talks on the government program statement on July 28 morning. The partners reached agreement on all areas of the programme.

Prime minister meets MPs to discuss government manifesto (The Slovak Spectator, 2010)

Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radičová will meet MPs from the governing coalition (made up of her own Slovak Christian and Democratic Union (SDKÚ), plus Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Most-Híd) in parliament on Monday, August 2, to discuss the government manifesto due to be debated on August 3, the TASR newswire reported, citing the Government Office Press Department.