ANO: no point continuing negotiations with government

There is no point in continuing negotiations about economic and social reforms with the government, even with the mediation of President Petr Pavel, the opposition ANO party agreed at a meeting on Thursday. Karel Havlíček, first deputy leader of the party, told reporters this after the meeting, adding that Petr Fiala's cabinet had said they would not raise taxes or change pension indexation, but then did the opposite.

The latest dispute between the coalition and the opposition happened when ANO cancelled its participation at a scheduled meeting on Monday about the pension reform, mediated by President Pavel, with Labour Minister Marian Jurečka and other government representatives. ANO said it would not take responsibility for something that the government intends to push through with or without its support.