No-confidence debate resumes after marathon session Tuesday

A debate on a no-confidence vote in the Czech government resumed on Wednesday morning at 9 am, after a marathon session on Tuesday concluded at 2 am.

The no-confidence motion was submitted by opposition leaders ANO, who say it is unacceptable that Interior Minister Vít Rakušan possessed an encrypted mobile phone while in office.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala told MPs that the lower house could make better use of its energy than holding a third no-confidence vote in the current government since its appointment in late 2021.

The coalition headed by Mr. Fiala has a comfortable majority, with 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house.