Tables Were Pounded in the Chamber of Deputies, MPs Shouted at Okamura
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A dispute between the government and the opposition flared up in the Chamber of Deputies when the government majority decided not to allow opposition clubs to take a break. The opposition parties tried to use the break to prolong the discussion, which is about the abolition of television and radio fees. The opposition loudly opposed the actions of the Speaker of the Chamber, Tomio Okamura (SPD), who they said was violating the customs and rules …
The Chamber of Deputies will vote on the first round of abolishing radio and television fees on Saturday, October 24 at 4:36 a.m. The decision was made on Friday evening by the votes of the governing coalition at the proposal of the SPD and Chamber of Deputies Chairman Tomi Okamura. The government camp limited the debate on the bill, which has been signed up by over six dozen deputies, to nine hours. It limited the speaking time for ordinary dep…
The parliamentary opposition was outraged by the coalition's move to vote today on requests from all five opposition clubs to grant breaks in the Chamber's proceedings. In total, they would have lasted more than 8.5 hours. The chamber was filled with banging on benches, whistling and shouting from the opposition ranks, while applause from the coalition's ranks. After disputes, the Chamber gradually rejected the coalition's requests from ODS, TOP…
The sudden inclusion of a controversial government proposal to abolish the television and radio fee caused a storm in the Chamber of Deputies on Friday. The already outraged opposition also loudly expressed its disagreement with the unprecedented vote to grant breaks in the plenary session. Demonstrators gathered in several places across the country to protest against the government proposal.
Prague - The parliamentary opposition was outraged by the coalition's move to vote today on requests from all five opposition clubs to grant breaks in the Chamber's proceedings. In total, they would have lasted more than 8.5 hours. The chamber was filled with banging on benches, whistling and shouting from the opposition, while applause from the coalition. After disputes, the Chamber gradually rejected the coalition's requests from ODS, TOP 09, …
The ANO, SPD and Motorists coalition pushed for priority discussion of the government's proposal to abolish the television and radio fee in the Chamber of Deputies on Friday. The priority of the bill was proposed by the chairman of the SPD club Radim Fiala, according to whose request the lower house had previously voted for the possibility of not only night but also Saturday meetings. The government camp's approach infuriated the opposition. In …
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