Czech Finance Minister Rejects Calls for His Resignation Amid Bitcoin Scandal Embarrassment

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The government of Petr Fiala (ODS) should resign and rule until the October parliamentary elections, says Karel Havlíček, the first deputy chairman of ANO, in an interview for Novinky. According to him, the Bitcoin case of Justice Minister Pavel Blažek (ODS) has opened the door to international crime, is damaging the Czech Republic, and the prime minister bears responsibility for it. However, according to Havlíček, there is no time to form a new…

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Brno - The Bitcoin case has weakened the influence of Pavel Blažek at the regional level, and further cooperation with him would not bring ODS any points, says Michal Pink, a political scientist from Brno's Masaryk University. After resigning as Minister of Justice and withdrawing from the autumn parliamentary elections, Blažek also announced today the suspension of his membership in ODS and his resignation as chairman of the South Moravian asso…

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According to Jiří Havránek (ODS), a member of the parliamentary budget committee who deals with cryptocurrencies, the bitcoin case is a "solo action" by former Minister of Justice Pavel Blažek (ODS), who allegedly saw the gift as "a story from a novel". The impact is said to be unpleasant for ODS, but according to Havránek, they are managing to explain that "the mistake was not on the part of bitcoin", he said in an interview with ČT24 moderated…

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The opposition movement ANO will instigate a vote of confidence in the government due to the bitcoin affair. What scenarios can Petr Fiala's cabinet expect? According to the expert, early elections are not in danger, and a caretaker government is also unlikely.