PRAGUE: Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas risked the collapse of his shaky center-right minority coalition on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) over a massive corruption scandal in which his top aide was indicted for bribery.

Leftist rival President Milos Zeman said it was “rather clear” that Necas must step down, while some politicians in the premier’s three-party minority government questioned his integrity.

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