Experts fail to agree on another election date

Experts nominated by Czech parliamentary parties failed on Sunday to agree on an alternative date for early general elections. Social Democrats push for a change to the constitution that would allow holding the elections on October 9 and 10, as originally planned. But experts from other parties believe such an amendment could again be refuted by the Constitutional Court. The court decided on Thursday to postpone the elections over a complaint from unaffiliated deputy Miloš Melčák. He claims the constitutional amendment by which the Chamber of Deputies shortened its term had violated his right to execute his mandate for four years.

Leaders of six strongest political parties and the heads of both chambers of Parliament will meet on Sunday night to discuss a joint strategy concerning the issue of early elections.