New Czech Government in Dispute

People ♦ Published: January 28, 2014; 13:15 ♦ (Vindobona)

The new Czech government is in dispute even before it was officially sworn in.

New Czech Government in Dispute / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) under designated Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka insist to fill the ministerial positions as deputy minister where they do not provide the post of head of department. However, party lead of coalition part ANO, billionaire Andrei Babis is strictly against this suggestion.

The dispute concerns mainly the Finance Ministry. Babis, who is nominated as…