Finance Minister clashes with Kalousek, again

ANO leader Andrej Babiš has again clashed with his predecessor as finance minister Miroslav Kalousek (the deputy head of the TOP 09 party). Most recently, the two politicians clashed in a TV debate programme. On Wednesday, the politicians traded barbs during the regular session of the lower house, with Mr Babiš claiming his predecessor had in the past been investigated for giving the green light to online gambling in the Czech Republic. Mr Kalousek denied ever having been the subject of a criminal investigation over the matter and challenged the finance minister to a 10 million crown bet to prove it. Mr Babiš, who accepted, told Czech Radio he considered it won.

Author: Jan Velinger