ANO invokes emergency talks over future of ruling Prague coalition

The ANO party have called for emergency discussions between governing parties at Prague City Council on whether the existing coalition will continue.

The discussions should decide within the next 30 days whether the ruling grouping of ANO, the Social Democrats, and the so-called Three-Way Coalition continues in power or is dissolved.

ANO called for the procedure to be implemented after blaming members of the Three-Way Coalition for blocking a decision about the programme for Thursday’s full council meeting.

The meeting was due to discuss the demolition of Libeň Bridge, a move which many members of the coalition of three parties oppose. The 1928 bridge, with Cubist elements, is in a very poor state and the city council’s executive has called for it to be demolished and a new structure built in its place.

Elections for a new city council are due in the Autumn.