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Cunek returns to govt after settling dispute with ForMin - PM ... the decline was caused by the ODS straying from its election manifesto. He criticised Topolanek for the way he had informed the public about his holiday in Italy and how he managed the government. Topolanek did not guarantee the observation of ODS principles and left free hand for ministers to draft legislation, said Tlusty, the head of a rebel group in the ODS. Ivan Langer, an ODS deputy chairman and Interior Minister, said Tlusty was wrong and he could not be the interpreter of the programme of the ODS. Chairman of the ODS deputies' group Petr Tluchor told CTK "Tlusty has virtually relinquished the ODS." Tlusty said he would not vote for the bills on police and secret services drafted by Langer. He also challenged the tax reform drafted by Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek (the Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL). Tlusty said if the state collects eight-percent more money through taxes than last year, it contradicted the promise of the ODS to cut taxes. The legislation drafted by Langer is worse than that submitted by his predecessor Frantisek Bublan (Social Democrat, CSSD), Tlusty said. It includes an obvious reinforcement of the police state, which is not a principle advocated by the ODS, Tlusty said. Langer said he hoped Tlusty would change his mind. Tlusty said he was forced to stand up against Topolanek by the "last drop," the way the public had been informed about his trip to Italy. "A strong political personality cannot leave on a trip that combines the elements of vacations, a trip with friends and a trip with ministers.
The public cannot be ignored in such a way," Tlusty said. According to some media reports, Topolanek was hosted by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in his luxurious seaside resort in Sardinia. Topolanek was accompanied by his girl-friend Lucie Talmanova, their son Nicolas and a ten-member group of friends, including Transport Minister Ales Rebicek (ODS) and Topolanek's friend Marek Dalik. According to the official report, Topolanek and Berlusconi discussed the forthcoming Czech EU presidency. Referring to business circles, Radio Cesko said the Czech team could have discussed the privatisation of the Prague airport, in which the Italian company Save had shown interest.
(Ceske Noviny)
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