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| Czech Social Democrats take early poll lead | Czech Social Democrats take early poll lead |
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| The Social Democrats have taken a lead in the Czech parliamentary election, according to partial results. | |
| After more than half the ballots have now been counted, and the party has won almost 22% of the vote - a victory which was predicted by opinion polls. | |
| But analysts say the Social Democrats are unlikely to win an overall majority, paving the way for another unstable coalition. | |
| The election has come after months of political turmoil. | |
| The centre-right government of Petr Necas was brought down by a corruption scandal in June. | The centre-right government of Petr Necas was brought down by a corruption scandal in June. |
| The country has been without a proper administration ever since - and is currently being governed by a caretaker cabinet of technocrats. | |
| Final results are expected later on Saturday, but correspondents say that this election is likely be followed by weeks of difficult negotiations. | |
| The BBC's Rob Cameron, in Prague, says the Social Democrats had hoped to win enough to run the country if they were supported or at least tolerated by the Communists. | |
| But it looks like even together, they may have enough votes to form a government, he says. |