Government Strengthened, Lisbon Treaty To Be Delayed

Victory in a party leadership election leaves Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek substantially strengthened within his party, freeing his hand to pursue reform and seek EU Lisbon Treaty ratification. Nevertheless, our core scenario is for domestic policymaking to remain hamstrung by government weakness, while a delay in Lisbon ratification is likely to negatively impact Prague's H109 EU Presidency.

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