Labour Minister will not propose his own departure at emergency party leadership meeting

Labour and Social Affairs Minister and head of the Christian Democrats Marian Jurečka has said that he himself will not propose his own departure from his ministerial post at the Christian Democrat Party leadership meeting on Tuesday evening, nor does he expect any of his party's coalition partners to suggest it. The deputy head of the party, Šárka Jelínková, said that the party leadership will support Mr. Jurečka in remaining in his post.

Mr. Jurečka is under fire for attending a ministry Christmas party at the time of the shooting at Charles University's Faculty of Arts on 21 December last year, with some calling for his resignation as labour minister. The Christian Democrat Party leadership, which consists of 39 people, moved its meeting from the end of January to Tuesday evening in order to discuss the matter.