Babiš to discuss fall of government with Zeman

ANO chief Andrej Babiš is due to hold talks with President Miloš Zeman on Wednesday. The meeting was scheduled before Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka of the Social Democrats made the surprise announcement that his government would hand in it its resignation this week; however, the situation will dominate the meeting. Mr. Babiš said on Tuesday that the next move was the president’s. The latter is obliged by the constitution to accept the resignation of a cabinet but there is no deadline for doing so. The leader of junior coalition partners the Christian Democrats also says the matter is in the president’s hands. Pavel Bělobrádek has asked to meet Mr. Zeman on Thursday.

Author: Ian Willoughby