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Czech TU leader attacks homosexuals

8. 3. 2010 / Fabiano Golgo

Czech Trade union leader Jaromír Dušek provoked outrage after telling newspaper Lidove Noviny that the transport sector was run by a mafia of homosexuals. He claimed that gays have a conspiracy to run the transport system, with directors intermingling with fellow homosexual members of government. He refused to apologize and was criticized by Prime Minister Jan Fischer, who together with the Transport Minister and a series of political figures declared they no longer consider Mr Dušek a partner for negotiation. The leadership of Czech Trade unions invited him for a meeting on Monday, to explain his words.

Gay and Lesbian group STUD Brno prepared a joke-gift to trade union leader Jaromír Dušek, after his claims over a supposed homosexual clique running certain government sectors: a pen. That because the union leader ended his anti-gay remarks by repeating a famous joke, saying that among the Czech Railways management he "would not bend down to pick up a fallen pen".

Former Prime Minister and ex-Social Democrats leader Miloš Zeman has been officially elected chairman of the newly created Citizens' Rights Party (SPO). He also introduced his political tour bus, nicknamed Zemák, in which he intends to campaign throughout the country.

The recently banned far-right Workers Social Justice Party (DS-SS) warned it is asking for international observers to be present at the upcoming Czech general elections this May. Although his party has been cancelled by the top court of the country for spreading racism, his party is planning to run candidates and he fears the elections will not be fair.

Protector, a Czech film directed by Marek Najbrt, won six trophies at the 17th annual Czech Lion Awards, given by the Czech Film and Television Academy. Besides the award for best Czech film of 2009, it also took best screenplay, best direction, best music, best editing and best leading actress.

Former Social Democrat premier and current leader Jiří Paroubek said in the traditional Sunday political talk show of journalist Václav Moravec, on public television (ČT), said he wants companies with a turnover of over 5 billion crowns per year to pay 1 percent of their profits to help finance Czech sports, cultural initiatives and some charity projects.

The prices of many essential foods went down in comparison with last year, according to a recent research from the Czech Statistics Department. Bread, meat and even exotic fruits had prices marked down. Pork meat is about 4 crowns cheaper this year, margarine 10 crowns less than in 2009. One kilogram of butter, which in March of 2009 cost 87 Czech crowns, now can be found for 78. Bananas went for 37 CzK in that period, while now they are sold for 28 CzK per kilo.

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