Inflationary pressure and suspected corruption: The government of the Czech Republic’s head of state, Petr Fiala, has long been criticized. Now the opposition around billionaire Andrej Babis is mobilizing.
In the middle of his country’s EU Council Presidency, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has to face a vote of no confidence. The largest opposition party ANO decided on Thursday evening to submit a corresponding application to the House of Representatives in Prague. This was announced by the ANO parliamentary group leader Alena Schillerova.
The populist movement of billionaire Andrej Babis accuses the government of not helping citizens enough in view of the rising prices. In addition, the cabinet is ignoring an alleged corruption scandal involving Interior Minister Vit Rakusan’s party, which involves funds from Prague’s public transport company.
It is not yet clear when the vote of no confidence will take place. It also has little chance of success: to overthrow the government, the votes of 101 of the 200 MPs are required. All opposition parties together have only 92 seats in the lower house of parliament.
There has only been one successful motion of no confidence in the history of the Czech Republic: During the first Czech EU Council Presidency in 2009, the government of conservative Mirek Topolanek fell. It was replaced by a transitional cabinet.
Source: Stern
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