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Prague, April 6 (CTK) – President Milos Zeman’s position will be crucial for further steps to be taken in the talks on the creation of a new government, Prime Minister Andrej Babis (ANO) told Czech Television today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Babis said he had already asked Zeman for a meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said later the meeting would be held on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Thursday, the Social Democrats (CSSD) decided to end the talks on the creation of the government with ANO.<\/span><\/p>\n

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They are not ready to be in a government headed by Babis as he is criminally prosecuted over an EU subsidy fraud, the CSSD said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“For me, Zeman’s position will be of major importance. This is why I have asked for the meeting and I hope that he will find the time for it,” Babis said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I will consult him. His view is crucial to me. The view of our deputy group, to meet next Tuesday, is crucial, too,” Babis said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said Zeman was a very experienced politician whose views were vital to him.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Babis said in the talks, the CSSD had insisted on filling the post of interior minister.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Hence our feeling that they only came to the talks just to destroy them. Their rank-and-file does not seem to want the CSSD to enter a government along with our movement,” Babis said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said ANO did not want to give up the Interior Ministry and it had filled it with an expert, not a politician.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Babis said the Interior Ministry had been “flagship” for the CSSD, instead of the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry which was closer to their programme.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“I think that there is a discrepancy. The Social Democrats claim: ‘We want to fulfil our programme.’ What programme do they want to fulfil at the Interior Ministry?” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Rather, they want to cover up something, I cannot see anything else in this,” Babis said, adding that the Social Democrats had not shown any interest in the Labour and Social Affairs Ministry.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said the offer of five ministerial posts to the CSSD was excellent, pointing out the mere 7 percent of the vote the Social Democrats received in the 2017 general election.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Babis said no one wanted the early election. “Neither me, nor Zeman, nor the parties,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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He said he did not think Zeman would propose a caretaker government.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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