TOP 09 deputy leader warns against minority government

Deputy leader of the TOP 09 party, Miroslav Kalousek, described the scenario of a minority right-wing coalition with parliamentary support from the Public Affairs party as unfortunate. He told Czech Radio that time was pressing for the parties to agree a deal and pointed to the end of September deadline for agreeing a budget for 2011. Both TOP 09 and the Civic Democrats would like to push through more ambitious cuts in the public deficit than initially outlined by the current caretaker government.

Author: Chris Johnstone