Topic: Jiri Paroubek

Social Democrats leader Jiri Paroubek conceded defeat as Czech voters gave a solid majority to small center-right parties.

Leftist Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek resigned Wednesday, making way for a new rightist government to step in.

Czech leftist Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek is ready to resign to make way for a new rightist government, Prague Radio said Thursday.

The Czech center-right opposition party of Mirek Topolanek is leading the Social Democrats of Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, an opinion poll indicates.

A scandal has erupted in the Czech Republic, forcing the Feb. 8 resignation of the director of the country's National Security Office, Jan Mares.

Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek is trying to downplay a racist joke made by a comedian at a campaign stop ahead of June elections.

Jiri Paroubek was appointed Czech prime minister Monday, hours after Stanislav Gross formally resigned, Czech Radio reported.

An agreement to form a new Czech government should be signed among coalition parties Tuesday, Prime Minister designate Jiri Paroubek said Sunday.

The Czech Republic's prime minister designate, Jiri Paroubek, said Wednesday he hoped to be able to form a new government by Thursday.