Politics Czech Republic: Government resigns after election defeat
Around a month after its defeat in the parliamentary elections, the previous liberal-conservative government in the Czech Republic has officially decided to resign.
06.11.2025, 14:44
06.11.2025, 14:45
SDA
Outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala promised in Prague that everything would be done to ensure a smooth and dignified handover of power. The 61-year-old said that after four years, the country would be left in a better state than it had been in. Until a new government is appointed, the cabinet will continue to carry out its official duties on a temporary basis.
Right-wing alliance pushes for power
The strongest force in the new Chamber of Deputies is the right-wing populist ANO led by former head of government Andrej Babis. The billionaire has already signed a coalition agreement with two parties on the far right. Together with the motorists' party Motorists and Tomio Okamura's NATO- and EU-critical Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), ANO has 108 of the 200 seats in the more important of the two chambers of parliament.
President has reservations
However, the process of forming a new government is likely to take some time. The liberal president and ex-Nato general Pavel has set conditions for the appointment of the three-party alliance. He demanded that Babis publicly explain how he intends to resolve his conflict of interest as a politician and owner of a large company holding.
A law from 2006 is actually intended to prevent such conflicts of interest. Among other things, it prohibits the granting of subsidies to companies in which a public official holds a stake of 25 percent or more.
