Czech government survives no-confidence vote months before election


  • World
  • Thursday, 03 Jun 2021

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks at a parliamentary session during a no-confidence vote for his government, in Prague, Czech Republic, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) -The Czech government survived a no-confidence motion on Thursday after a party holding decisive votes shunned the opposition's attempt to overthrow Prime Minister Andrej Babis' minority Cabinet months before a general election.

Two opposition coalitions, both challengers to Babis' ANO party in the election planned for October, brought the motion over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and investigations into billionaire Babis' alleged conflicts of interest.

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