Elections in the Czech Republic 2021: Coalitions are already divided between ministries – SME.sk

PRAGUE. In the Czech Republic, negotiations are still taking place between the opposition parties on the distribution of posts in the new cabinet, despite the fact that the hospitalized president Miloš Zeman he did not entrust anyone with the formation of a new government.

According to the sources of the Lidovky.cz server has nine positions for the Together coalition and six for the PirSTAN coalition.

It is practically clear now that the four ministries will be given to the Mayors, who defeated the Pirates in a preferential vote within the coalition. They will have only two ministerial posts.

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The ODS pushed for a narrowing of negotiating teams

The drama is likely to take place within the Together coalition. According to the original agreement, four ODS posts, three KDÚ-ČSL and two TOP 09 were to take place. .

According to the version that appeared at Monday’s talks, the People’s Party would dismiss the ODS one ministry and would receive the post of Speaker of the House for that. However, the chairwoman of TOP 09, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, is also interested in him. At the same time, she is speculated about as the future Minister of Labor or Foreign Affairs.

According to Lidovky, the negotiations are gaining momentum – the ODS allegedly pushed for the negotiating teams to be reduced from three to two members. This is intended to speed up the pace of negotiations while reducing the risk of information leakage.

The Austrian Minister of the Interior is to be

There is no discussion about the post of prime minister, who should take over Petr Fiala from the ODS, while his right hand man Zbyněk Stanjura is to become Minister of Finance.

Similarly, it seems established that the Minister of Health will be the doctor Vlastimil Válek from TOP 09 and the Minister of the Interior the leader of the Mayors Vít Rakušan.

In connection with the head of the Pirates, Ivan Bartoš, there is talk about the possible creation of the post of deputy prime minister for digitization, but together he will probably not agree to increase the number of votes for PirSTAN in the government, Lidovky emphasized.

More information on the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic in 2021