The Parliament of the Czech Republic vote of no confidence in the current Czech Republic government of the Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka was held on Tuesday 26 May 2015.[1]
The vote was initiated because of opposition concerns about conflicts of interest on the part of Finance Minister Andrej Babiš.[2]
The vote of no confidence was called by the three opposition political parties - ODS, TOP 09 and Úsvit (Dawn) on 21 May 2015 as step against Finance Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babiš.[3]
Result
The vote of no confidence to the Government was unsuccessful as only 47 legislators supported no confidence when 101 were needed. 105 Members of Parliament voted against no confidence and 32 MP's abstained. 16 legislators did not attend the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies.[4]
References
- ^ "Vote of no confidence scheduled for next week". The Prague Post. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ Velinger, Jan (May 27, 2015). "Opposition slams government, finance minister, in no confidence vote proceedings". Radio Prague. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Plané gesto nebo zdržování, opozice chce hlasovat o nedůvěře vládě (in Czech)". ČT24. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ "Opozice s vyslovením nedůvěry Sobotkově vládě neuspěla (in Czech)". ČT24. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
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