Today the new confidence vote is held in the Czech lower house
Corruption investigation ends in scandalOn 13th June 2013, as a result of an investigation started in early 2012, some of the closest advisors and collaborators of the Czech Prime Minister, Jiri Rusnok, like
Jana Nagyová, Managing Director of the Section of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic's Cabinet,
Lubomír Poul, Director of the Office of the Government,
Ondrej Páleník, former head of the Military Intelligence Service;
Milan Kovanda, current head of the Military Intelligence Service,
Ivan Fuksa, former Minister, and
Petr Tluchoř, former Deputy
were arrested in association with unspecified misconduct.
June 2013: Prime Minister, Petr Nečas resigned
On 17 June 2013, it resulted in the resignation of the Prime Minister, Petr Nečas, and the cabinet. Nečas also quit as leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).
August 2013: Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok resigned
In Agust 2013 the Czech cabinet headed by Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has resigned as well, after Miloš Zeman centre-left government, succeeding the previous government collapsed in June, has lost a vote of confidence in the Czech Republic's parliament.
The 200-seat lower house, on 7 August 2013, voted 100 to 93 against the government of Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok. Elections were held in October
October 2013: First-ever direct vote in Czech Republic
'Zeman has won the Czech Republic's presidential election - the first time the position has been decided by direct popular vote. He won 55% of votes in the second-round poll, compared to Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg's 45%.' wrote the bbc on 26 January.
January 2014: Bohuslav Sobotka designated PM
The Czech Republic had a new government at last on 29 January. Three centre-left parties have agreed to unite behind the Social Democrat’s Bohuslav Sobotka as Prime Minister, ending the centre-right’s eight-year hold on power. The government of the Social Democrats, ANO and the Christian Democrats has 111 seats in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies.
Radio Praha reported, on 4 February, that the three-party coalition government of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka would seek a confidence vote on February 18. Holding 111 of 200 seats in the lower house, should ensure its smooth passage through the confidence vote, wrote the Iol news and Radio Praha two weeks ago.
A week ago the Czech government approved its policy programme for the coming 4 years. Promising to support economic growth, create new jobs, make public administration more efficient and foster social cohesion. In the 17-page document the government emphasizes the need to find new markets for the export-dependent economy which now relies heavily on EU member states, looking to Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa for new trade and investment opportunities. As regards foreign policy the government has pledged to return the country to the EU mainstream, take a more active part in shaping the future of EU integration and try to erase the country’s image of a troublemaker in the 27-member alliance. '- write Radio Praha.
Under Czech law, a new government has 30 days to win approval in the lower house. The deadline expired. Bohuslav Sobotka was designated Prime Minister by President Miloš Zeman on 17 January.
So, today the new confidence vote is held in the Czech lower house.
