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. She is working on reforming the judiciary system and reducing corruption by investigating corrupt justices and improving public trust in the judiciary. Kolíková previously worked in the Justice Ministry when

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was minister. In 2021, after several disagreements with the leader

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Kolíková left For the people. Now she figures as a nominee of

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(SaS) and entered the party as a member in June 2022. In September 2022, she resigned along with other SAS ministers due to disagreements with political decisions of

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and returned to the Parliament where she joined the

caucus.

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