Austerity Package: Czech Government Asks for Vote of Confidence

Politics ♦ Published: September 10, 2012; 07:32 ♦ (Vindobona)

After the austerity package was disapproved by the Czech Parliament, the government resubmits the bill to the Chamber of Deputies.

Austerity Package: Czech Government Asks for Vote of Confidence / Picture: © Vindobona.org

After the lower house of the Czech Parliament rejected the austerity package, the Czech government approved the package and linked it with a confidence vote. As a result, the Czech government, which is based on a weak majority in the lower house, would fall if the austerity package was disapproved again. The package should be discussed until the beginning of December. Prime Minister…