WORLD : Czech Communist Chief Ousted
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PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia — Parliament today ousted the Communist Party chief from its upper house after his criticisms of government reforms prompted nationwide anti-Communist protests.
The dismissal of Vasil Mohorita followed President Vaclav Havel’s firing last week of Gen. Miroslav Vacek as defense minister--to regain civilian control of the military after four decades of Communist rule.
Mohorita was dismissed today from the 40-member Parliament Presidium, the upper house in the 300-seat bicameral national assembly. Presidium members are chosen by the lower house in proportion to the popular vote for each party in the lower chamber. Legislators in the lower chamber, the House of the People, voted 117 to 86 to replace him, the state news agency CTK reported. Mohorita will remain a deputy in the lower house. CTK did not say who would replace him in the Presidium.
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