“I believe we will rule. Together with the Pirstan coalition, we have 108 seats and a signed memorandum. If a coalition has a majority, it is logical for it to rule, “said Senate President Vystrčil at the beginning of the possible form of the new government. At the same time, he confirmed that the Spoled coalition also wants to participate in the new government with the Pirates, who won only four seats in the elections. “I count on them as full partners.”
The current chairman of the Chamber of Deputies, Vodráček, also sees the government in the union of the five-party coalition. “We have realistic people among our deputies. That result is excellent for us, we are the strongest party, but unfortunately it is not satisfactory overall. “
He does not consider the ideological disagreements of individual parties, for example regarding the topic of same-sex unions, within the two Vystrčil coalitions to be obstacles. At the same time, he rejected any other possible scenarios in which the YES movement, for example, would participate in the government. “I believe that it will be a decent government, in which there will be decent people and they will agree. The government of Pirates, Mayors and Independents, ODS and People’s Party is in the Vysočina region and it works. “
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Vondrac disagreed with him. “I see the dividing line between the conservative part, which is represented by the ODS, and the progressives, who are not only Pirates, but also TOP 09. Programmatically, I can not imagine their cooperation in the long run. Now the evaluation element is Andrej Babiš, but I don’t know how they will work together for a long time. “
Who will preside over the House?
According to Vondráček, the party with the largest number of seats should chair the Chamber. “We want nothing more than a fair approach. Respect for our result and adequate representation, which belongs to us and which belongs to political culture. “
Whether he would want to give the ODS post to someone else, Vystrčil did not say. “I suppose it will be an agreement between the Together coalition and the Pirates and Mayors coalition. I have no information on who will be the Speaker of the House. In my opinion, it should be someone from the Together coalition, “he added.
The president’s state of health
It is not yet clear who will receive the mandate from the president to form a government – this is a constitutional practice. The head of state is still in the Central Military Hospital. Due to the unclear state of health of Miloš Zeman and his hospitalization, the Senate Constitutional Commission will meet next Tuesday. He discusses the possibilities of ensuring the exercise of the powers of the head of state in the event that Zeman is unable to hold them.
Vondracek has previously criticized journalists for informing about the president’s health. According to him, the debate in society has been roughened and such a hunt for information would not have taken place before. “The world is different. In the past, the approach was different, both to the media and to politicians. “
“I don’t feel that the debate in the Senate, for example, would be roughened,” Vystrčil responded to Vondráček’s words. He also added that no one needs to know the details of the president’s health. “We need one thing. For the Castle office to say whether Mr. Zeman is able to exercise his office. If she regularly reports on it, we don’t have to debate here every other day whether journalists are asking about the president’s health correctly or not. “
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In recent days, in connection with the President’s illness, there has been talk of Article 66 of the Constitution, which releases the President from office or transfers his duties to other persons. He pushed out the reactions of politicians who want to activate the article as soon as he understands. “Communication from the Castle is unfortunate, so some are calling for activation 66 now.”
“There is probably no one in the Czech Republic who would be satisfied with the situation. In terms of the president’s competencies, this is the least appropriate period. All I have to do is join in the wish for the President to be better, “Vondráček concluded the discussion on the state of health of the head of state.
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