Christian Democrats want ratification suspended

The Christian Democrats of the governing coalition have also called for the ratification of the EU Constitution to be suspended, pending a decision by Brussels. The Christian Democrats, one of the smaller coalition parties, presented their view at a press conference in Prague on Tuesday, independently of the other two ruling parties. This angered Prime Minister Paroubek who accused them of being disloyal to the Cabinet. The prime minister has called a meeting of the coalition leaders for Wednesday to discuss what course of action the government should take.