Lower house once again fails to vote on government's controversial pension reform

The lower house of the Czech parliament once again did not manage to vote on the government's plan to reform the pension system in its parliamentary session on Friday, after being blocked by long speeches from the opposition. The government coalition pushed for a limit of no more than two ten-minute speeches per person, which prompted an outcry from opposition MPs who accused them of curtailing democracy. The proposed pension changes include tightening the rules for early retirement and slowing down indexation.

This was the bill's third reading. The next opportunity for it to be approved will be on Wednesday.