Czech president, PM expected to discuss diplomatic row with Russia, confidence vote

President Miloš Zeman is due to receive Prime Minister Andrej Babiš at Lány the chateau for a regular meeting on Monday. They are expected to discuss the ongoing diplomatic rift with Russia and upcoming confidence vote in Babiš’s government.

In mid-April, the Czech government announced evidence that Russian intelligence agents were behind a series of blasts in 2014 at a munition depot in Vrbětice, ordered 18 Russian agents to leave the country within 48 hours and another 63 diplomats and Russian Embassy staff to go by 31 May.

Separately, Zeman is be expected to declare support for Babiš’s government ahead of this week’s confidence vote in the lower house. The president has said the minority ANO-Social Democrat government should lead the country to the October elections, even if it loses confidence.