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Mirek Topolanek is the current Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. He is also the leader of the right-wing Civic Democratic Party.

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Fast Facts

Born: May 15, 1956 in Vsetín, Czechoslovakia
Political party: Civic Democratic Party
Current Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
Assumed office: August 16, 2006
Elected leader of the Civic Democratic Party since 2002
Previous office: Deputy Speaker of the Czech Senate
In office: 1996 - 2004
Married to Pavla Topolánková, though they are legally separated
Lives with mistress Lucie Talmanová

Changing Lineup

After being appointed Prime Minister, Topolanek established a so-called "unicolor" cabinet consisting of nine fellow members of the Civic Democratic Party and six independents. He was criticized for stacking the staff with his party. When he assembled a second cabinet, he established a more balanced center-right coalition consisting of representatives from the Czech Green Party and the Czechoslovak People's Party.

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Topolanek's administration faced a vote of no-confidence on December 5, 2007, organized by leaders of the opposing Social Democrat and Communist Parties. Topolanek's coalition narrowly survived, winning 101 votes versus the opposition's 97.¹

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Mirek Topolanek News and Information

Google News: Mirek Topolanek
Official Site: Mirek Topolánek Biography
Wikipedia: Mirek Topolanek
Prague Daily Monitor: "PM Lashes Out at Intra-Party Rival Bém" (February 13, 2008)
Prague Daily Monitor: "Topolánek: Former Intelligence Head Behind Video Leak" (February 12, 2008)
Ceske Noviny: "Czech Oposition Leader Questions EU Presidency with Current PM" (February 4, 2008)
BBC News: "Czech-Polish Caution on US Shield" (January 10, 2008)
Bloomberg: "Czech Cabinet Wins No-Confidence Vote as Coalition Stays Intact" (December 5, 2007)
Financial Times: "Interview: Mirek Topolanek" (November 13, 2007)
NATO: "Czech Prime Minister Discusses Operations and Missile Defense at NATO" (March 5, 2007)

Mirek Topolanek Blogs and Commentaries

Czech Business Weekly: "Is Mirek Topolánek Coming Down with Altitude Sickness?" (December 3, 2007)
Prague Daily Monitor: "Mirek T. Learns How to Govern" (August 22, 2007)
The Prague Post: "Baby Steps: Faltering Progress Toward Healthy Government..." (January 31, 2007)

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