"The new coalition government in Prague is made up of right-wing populists and members of the far right. Its formation after the general election in early October was protracted and difficult, and it has only been in place for three weeks. One ministerial post remains empty following a controversy surrounding the coalition's preferred candidate. In addition, the requisite vote of confidence in the new cabinet has not yet been held in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament."
"Support for Ukraine or not? The main bone of contention is Czechia's support for Ukraine an issue that dominated last fall's parliamentary election campaign. In the run-up to the election, the three parties of the new coalition government sought to outdo each other with their promises to stop the country's support for Ukraine. Now in office, things look very different indeed."
Right‑wing populists and far‑right members form the new coalition government in Prague following a protracted post‑October election process. The cabinet has been in place three weeks, with one ministerial post vacant after a controversy and the required vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies still pending. The incomplete cabinet under billionaire Andrej Babiš has prompted uproar on domestic and foreign policy fronts and initial cracks have appeared in the coalition. The central dispute is Czechia's support for Ukraine. ANO and the Motorists have shifted to a more pragmatic position under European pressure, while the pro‑Russian far‑right SPD retains a hardline anti‑Ukrainian stance, prompting concerns over domestic turbulence and diminished international reliability.
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