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Nearly nine months after the elections, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis voted the binding confidence vote on the second attempt. For the minority government of its ANO populist party and the Social Democrat CSSD, 105 of the 196 deputies present Thursday voted Thursday. 91 voted against the government
03:04, 12 July 2018
"Parliament has expressed confidence in the Cabinet", he said. Parliament Speaker Radek Vondracek after more than 16 hours of marathon in Prague. Babis announced in his speech to actively defend Czech interests in Europe. "We do not want to immigrate," said the multi-billionaire.
For the first time since the democratic shift, the majority came only with the help of the Communists (KSCM). The fact that communists are allowed to co-decide for the first time since 1989 is not unquestionable in the Czech Republic. For example, the former Minister of the Interior, Milan Chovanec (CSSD), remained far from consensus, he said. The conservative opposition has criticized the toleration agreement with the leftist party, which calls for its withdrawal from NATO. "Where will the power of the communists go?" Asked the leader of the Civic Democrats (ODS), Petr Fiala.
On Wednesday evening, several hundred people were demonstrating in Prague, who also disapproved of Communist support for the government. They held signs such as "Stop Totalitarianism" and "Never StB and Communists Back". When the Prime Minister joined them, they whistled and threw objects at him. The protesters accused Babis of having worked with the communist secret police StB before the turn. Babis himself had previously rejected this accusation. Originally from Slovakia, Slovakia also sued the European Court of Human Rights for administering the Stasi files on his person.
After the October election, it took nearly nine months to form a government. The coalition's potential partners have avoided the controversial because of multi-billionaire fraud allegations first. Babis has been found guilty of EU subsidies for his wellness department "Stork's Nest". He himself rejected every reprehensible act. Finally, Babi 's company voluntarily repaid the grant of 1.9 million euros in June
. In January, the 63-year-old prime minister lost his vote of confidence, even without the support of other coalition partners. The Czech Constitution provides for the Prime Minister to submit to the vote of confidence within 30 days of taking the oath. After the January defeat, President Milos Zeman appointed Babis a second time for the position.
In June, Babis managed to form a minority government with the Social Democrats, but with only 93 seats in the 200-seat parliament. charged with 15 deputies represented Communist Party. Communists had placed their support on the condition that they receive back jobs in large state-owned companies.
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