Civic Democrats willing to discuss coalition programme with Social Democrats

The winner of the June national elections, the Civic Democratic Party, has said it is willing to negotiate with the Social Democrats, the second largest party in parliament, about the programme of the emerging coalition of the Civic Democrats, the Christian Democrats and the Greens. The party said they would support a Social Democrat candidate for lower house speaker provided that agreement is reached on who will occupy the posts of deputy chairpersons and heads of the lower house committees.