Czech government loses no-confidence vote - Associated Press »
Posted By gamahuche 8 months, 1 week ago in Political NewsThe Czech Republic's three-party coalition government must step down after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote Tuesday over its handling of the economic crisis.
It was a huge embarrassment for Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek because it comes just days before President Barack Obama visits Prague next week for talks with Czech and European officials.
The Czech Republic is also in the middle of its turn in the EU's rotating presidency.
The motion passed 101-96 in the 200-seat lower house. Three of the lawmakers were absent.
It was the first time a government was ousted since the country came to existence after the split of the former Czechoslovakia in 1993.
The result means the Cabinet has to resign. It was not immediately clear who will be picked by President Vaclav Klaus to form a new government. If three attempts to form a government fail, early elections must be called.
"I take the vote into account and will act according to the Constitution," Topolanek briefly said after the vote.
His government took charge in January 2007 after months of difficult political negotiations following the 2006 general elections split the lower house down the middle.
"The government got what it deserved," said former Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, who is now chairman of the Social Democrats.
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But not such a great surprise.
Most likely that the Civil Democrats, led by Mirek Topolanek, who have been the biggest team in a 3-party coalition, will give way to the Social Democrats and their uncouth leader Jiri Paroubek.
For the usual kind of reasons just what is wrong about him is not really permissible to state, but its real enough.
Its not great timing, with Barack and Michelle Obama due here next week. They'll probably have to fall back on out euro-sceptic President to converse with - and good luck to them with him :(
We could entertain them in a much more fun way but.. -
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