If the Czech state pledges to pay high compensation to the churches for many years, or definitely longer than its mandate will last, it creates a new mandatory expenditure and it would be responsible to at least indicate to the next governments where it believes the money for the churches should be taken from, Kaiser points out.
The VV´s plan for a merger of the Local Development Ministry and the Environment Ministry may seem outlandish but somebody should explain what makes these two ministries irreplaceable, Kaiser writes.
Prime Minister Petr Necas (Civic Democrats, ODS) said he will sack the VV ministers unless they vote for the church restitution bill at a cabinet meeting today.
Even a child can see that it would be a suicide if Public Affairs left the government or caused its collapse, Kaiser says in connection with the extremely low popularity of the VV.
If a Czech party does not mind being cynical, it may win popularity by rejecting the church restitutions because two-thirds of Czechs do not want to return the church property that was confiscated by the communist regime, Jiri Leschtina says in Hospodarske noviny (HN).
But it is not Public Affairs who may gain by criticising the agreement with the churches, which its representatives signed six months ago and which they would like to somehow withdraw now, Leschtina writes.
Those who can become more popular through criticism of the deal on state-church property settlement in the atheist Czech Republic are the opposition Social Democrats (CSSD), who are traditionally opposed to churches, Leschtina says.
As far as the VV is concerned, it seems apparent that the party is coming close to its end, he indicates.
In such situations it is often noted that it would be a pity if certain party members disappeared from Czech politics along with the sinking party. But in case of the VV there is nobody although it might appear at first that Karolina Peake, now deputy prime minister, could be a promising politician, Leschtina writes.
The VV is playing a schizophrenic role as it must be a part of the government and at the same time rebel against it, Martin Komarek says in Mlada fronta Dnes.
Until now its strategy was successful because PM Necas made concessions and compromises, remained calm and did not even react to offences, Komarek writes.
But this week Necas showed that he was going to give in no more, Komarek says, referring to the threat that the VV´s ministers would be sacked if they do not support the church restitution bill.
Necas made it clear that the cabinet will either respect his leadership or end. The VV does not know what to do in such a situation because it does not want to really leave the coalition, Komarek notes.
Even though both Necas and Public Affairs may not want the government to fall, the political games may result in the coalition´s breakup, Komarek indicates. Author: CTK
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