Civic Democrats confident more than one opposition MP will help government

In reaction, a number of Civic Democrats including deputy leader Ivan Langer have expressed confidence the government will survive the vote. On Saturday he suggested that there would be more than one Social Democrat MP who would tolerate the new cabinet. Some within the Civic Democratic party have speculated as many as seven rival MPs could tolerate the government as a means of breaking the political deadlock. But, notably most Social Democrats have dismissed such statements, suggesting they were psychological tactics.