Jiří Kohout
Who was the head of Public Affairs (political party) from 2014 to 2015?
Public Affairs ( political party ) Public Affairs ( , VV , nicknamed véčkaři ) was a conservative-liberal political party in the Czech Republic . Its main platform was transparency and opposition to political corruption . It had 24 seats in the 2010–2013 Chamber of Deputies . The party was led by anti-establishment investigative journalist and writer Radek John , and later by Jiří Kohout . Besides opposing corruption , the party was fiscally conservative . It had a number of right-wing populist policies . The party was supportive of direct democracy – the members of the party could change the course of the party by Internet referendums – and was pro-European Union . Early years . Founded in 2001 , the party focused on local politics in Prague , particularly Prague 1 , for most of its existence . In June 2009 , Radek John was recruited as its chairman , and it emerged in late 2009 as a contender in the 2010 election , polling above the 5% threshold to win seats , and occasionally above KDU-ČSL and the Green Party . John competed with Karel Schwarzenberg for the title of the countrys most popular politician . In the election , VV received 10.9% of the vote , easily surpassing the 5% threshold , and won 24 seats . The party entered into a governing coalition with the countrys two other centre-right parties : the Civic Democratic Party ( ODS ) and TOP 09 . Party breakdown . In April 2011 , Vít Bárta , Czech Minister of Transport , was accused of bribery by his party colleagues , deputies Jaroslav Škárka , Stanislav Huml , and Kristýna Kočí , who were subsequently expelled from the party . The incident caused serious problems in the Czech government coalition . A lawsuit involving several members and deputies of the party began to be debated in court on 5 March 2012 . Vít Bárta was accused by the State Prosecution of bribery and Jaroslav Škárka of receiving a bribe . After Nečass government collapsed , some members of Public Affairs split to form another party , LIDEM , hoping to continue their coalition with ODS and TOP 09 , with Miroslava Němcová as Prime Minister . However , President Miloš Zeman refused and instead appointed Jiří Rusnok a caretaker Prime Minister . When this cabinet failed to win a confidence vote in the Chamber , the opposition called for dissolution of the Chamber and early elections . The remaining Public Affairs deputies voted in favour , and the motion of dissolution was passed with 143 out of 200 votes . On 3 September 2013 , Bárta announced that Public Affairs would not be standing in the October 2013 legislative election , leading to a split in the partys leadership . Some party members were later elected as candidates of Dawn of Direct Democracy . In August 2015 , the party announced its dissolution , with chairman Jiří Kohout stating that the party no longer had enough money to operate .