Czech Republic: New Government Passed Vote of Confidence

People ♦ Published: February 19, 2014; 10:26 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new Czech government under Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has passed the vote of confidence in parliament yesterday.

Czech Republic: New Government Passed Vote of Confidence / Picture: © Wikipedia / Sveter

As expected, the center-left coalition received a vote of confidence in parliament. The cabinet under Prime Minister Sobotka received 110 votes while 38 members of parliament voted against the new government. The rest of MPs of the 200-member lower house abstained from voting or were absent.

All MPs of the coalition consisting of the Social Democrats (CSSD), ANO movement of…

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