Brno looks set for grand coalition

Meanwhile, the Czech Republic’s second city, Brno, looks to be on its way to a grand coalition, according to the daily Mladá fronta Dnes. Citing unnamed contacts from both negotiating teams, the paper writes that the local Civic Democrats are leaning towards taking a majority on the city council while allowing the current mayor, Social Democrat Roman Onderka, to stay on. Despite having lost the local elections to the Social Democrats, the Civic Democratic Party in Brno is still in a position to form a centre-right coalition with TOP 09 and the Christian Democrats, forcing the left-wing Social Democrats into opposition.