Czech authorities in disarray after poor election outcomes

The Pirate Party management quickly took up the cudgel, nonetheless.

“We have been kicked out of the federal government by ODS [Fiala’s ruling party] at present, and it’s out of the query that we might come again to beg,” stated Jakub Michálek, head of party’s parliamentary caucus.

The Pirate Party is reportedly now contemplating leaving the coalition, which might imply the departure of Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Legislation Minister Michal Šalomoun, following the ouster of Bartoš. It would additionally minimize the cupboard’s energy in parliament to a slim majority.

Czech President Petr Pavel, whose approval is required for cupboard dismissals, stated he would meet with all of the events on Monday.

“What is essential to me and to the residents is that any change, if it happens, doesn’t have an effect on the steadiness of the federal government,” Pavel stated, including that the current spat threatens to deliver down the federal government, which isn’t in anybody’s curiosity.

The Fiala authorities has the bottom public assist of any administration within the Czech Republic since 2013. In a summer time ballot by the Center for Public Opinion Research, solely 24 % of respondents stated they belief the cupboard following a collection of unpopular choices such because the reform of the nation’s pension system earlier this yr.