Is Czechia’s Government on the Brink of Collapse?

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The unpopular Czech government has been dealt another blow after being wrapped up in a bitcoin scandal that threatens to worsen its dim electoral prospects. So in this video, we’ll explain what’s happened and why the populist opposition will benefit.

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References:

Government survives no confidence vote https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-government-survives-no-confidence-vote-amid-bitcoin-scandal/

SPOLU’s unpopular policies
https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/domaci/tarif-strop-energie-elektrina-plyn.A220913_083222_ekonomika_vebe
https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/domaci/zastropovani-ceny-energii-naklady-ministerstvo-prumyslu.A231005_140930_ekonomika_hyk
https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/ekonomika-poslanci-schvalili-penzijni-reformu-prodlouzi-vek-odchodu-do-duchodu-40496517
https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-zvyseni-dani-proslo-senatem-40450067
https://www.newsendip.com/in-the-czech-republic-the-government-backpedals-on-doubling-hospital-overtime-for-doctors/

Cost of living crisis
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/video-czech-pm-goes-shopping-in-bavaria-finds-that-german-groceries-are-cheaper
https://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/2582722
https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/czechia-slips-in-eu-prosperity-index-as-housing-crisis-deepens

Poor government polling
https://pro.morningconsult.com/trackers/global-leader-approval
https://www.idnes.cz/zpravy/domaci/duvera-politici-snemovna-vlada-prezident-cvvm.A240911_145000_domaci_vajo https://english.radio.cz/median-poll-indicates-trust-civic-democrats-and-spolu-sliding-8853205
https://www.stem.cz/en/czechs-trust-the-uniformed-firefighters-the-police-and-the-army-are-the-most-trusted-institutions-in-the-country/

Bitcoin scandal
https://denikn.cz/1745597/blazkovo-ministerstvo-si-vzalo-miliardu-v-bitcoinech-od-obchodnika-s-drogami-resi-to-policie/
https://x.com/AndrejBabis/status/1928469025442722229
https://cnn.iprima.cz/exkluzivni-vyzkum-ano-dominuje-spolu-po-bitcoinove-afere-oslabilo-motoriste-posiluji-477539

Far-right resurgence
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/czech-far-right-gains-ground-reigniting-talk-of-czexit/

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