New elections in the Czech Republic?

The small Czech Christian Democratic party has announced that it will not form part of a coalition government which is dependent on the support of the Communist Party. Czech correspondent Hans-Jörg Schmidt approves of the move: "Any thoughts of making a deal with the old cadre are out of the question, even if this means that the long wait for a new government is prolonged even further. However, the only Czech party leader to have stuck to his principles in what has become an entirely divided political landscape in the three months since the elections is conservative election winner Mirek Topolanek. He is determined to prevent the communists from having a say in the country's fate… If the parties can't agree on a programme then they should at least support Topolanek's proposal to open the way for new elections. That would be the best way out of this stalemate situation."

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