Czech Early Elections Bid Fails as Amid Clash With Zeman
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The Social Democrats, the Czech parliament’s largest party, failed in their attempt to initiate early elections as a split parliament argued over how to counter President Milos Zeman’s moves to shape the government.
A proposal to dissolve the assembly, a step needed to call a snap ballot, got the backing of 96 lawmakers today in Prague, with 92 opposed, falling short of a three-fifths majority of 120 votes needed to carry the motion. The Social Democrats didn’t muster enough votes as the three members of the former pro-austerity ruling coalition were against it.