The party’s club of deputies shrunk from 24 to 21 members this week. Jaroslav Škárka, who had accused transport minister Vít Bárta, widely considered to be the party’s real (albeit informal) leader, from taking bribes, was forced to quit on Tuesday. On Thursday, another rebelling member Stanislav Huml quit, and the club’s chairwoman Kristýna Kočí was expelled.