Vote of no confidence against Topolánek's government could be successful

The left-wing opposition in Prague is trying to topple the government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek with a parliamentary vote of no confidence today. There is a good chance that it could be successful, the leftist daily Právo writes. "The MPs also have personal motives for giving a vote of no confidence. The next regular elections are less than 15 months from now. The president can dissolve the parliament only after three failed attempts to form a government. And each of these attempts takes about half a year - adding up to one and a half years. Right now none of the parties wants to have the constitution amended to allow a reduction of the legislative period. The ODS [the prime minister's party] will thus continue to rule, albeit without the confidence of the parliament. And the current MPs will sit in parliament until 2010. This means they can give their votes of no confidence without having to worry about losing their own mandates."

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