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The Social Democrats\u2019 party leadership on Monday set a final condition for remaining in the minority government of Andrej Babi\u0161 \u2013 that his ally President Milo\u0161 Zeman appoints their nominee for culture minister. But while urging the prime minister to use his constitutional power to ensure the appointment, the party\u2019s ultimatum did not include a deadline.<\/p>\n

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According to the Czech constitution, the head of state must dismiss ministers upon the request of the head of government. But the constitution sets no deadlines in this regard.<\/p>\n

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Despite their ultimatum, neither have the Social Democrats set a deadline, though their leadership did agree to support chairman Jan Ham\u00e1\u010dek\u2019s mandate to negotiate whether to remain in government with Andrej Babi\u0161\u2019s ANO party.<\/p>\n

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The current crisis stems in large part from President Milo\u0161 Zeman\u2019s refusal to sack the current culture minister, whom critics accuse of being ineffective, and replace him with the Social Democrats\u2019 choice, Michal \u0160marda.<\/p>\n

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Political scientist Patrik Eichler of the Masaryk Democratic Academy, a think tank associated with the party, says their presidium meeting shows Ham\u00e1\u010dek enjoys his party\u2019s confidence \u2013 whatever lies ahead. And that the premier is keen to preserve the coalition.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe can see that Andrej Babi\u0161 truly wants the government to continue. He went to the presidium of another political party, which is debating his cases, his problems, which are destabilising his premiership. So that\u2019s a huge investment of political capital.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe will work very hard to get President Milo\u0161 Zeman to finally agree to the nomination and appointment of Michal \u0160marda as culture minster\u2026I\u2019m not saying it will happen tomorrow! But I think it will happen this summer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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President Zeman has used ambiguities in the Czech constitution to play an outsized political role from the seat of the traditionally ceremonial post. It\u2019s anybody\u2019s guess how much longer he will delay appointing a new culture minister \u2013 though he promised to sack the current one, by July 31.<\/p>\n

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The Social Democrats agreed on Monday to decide on \u201cfurther steps\u201d at month\u2019s end. By a vote of 37-5, the party presidium on Monday in effect gave Ham\u00e1\u010dek authority to quit the government, should President Zeman not act on the culture minister issue by then.<\/p>\n

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But if the culture minister question is settled, how long might peace last within the minority government? Political scientist Patrik Eichler again:<\/p>\n

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\u201cUntil autumn, I think. In September or October, we can expect the results of the audit and decision regarding conflicts of interest of Andrej Babi\u0161 as the head of government. And of course there will be intense debate over the state budget, which must be sent to the lower house in October.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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The prime minister is hoping to secure budget finances for increased welfare spending and investment against a backdrop of slowing economic growth and massive protests against his government.<\/p>\n

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The coalition\u2019s collapse would complicate those efforts, but it would not automatically trigger early elections. And Babi\u0161 has said he would try to rule, possibly with the support of the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party.<\/p>\n

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Via Radio Praha<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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