Tluchoř: basic outline of coalition agreement could be ready by end of month

In related news, one of the head negotiators in talks on the government for the Civic Democrats, Petr Tluchoř, has said that the basic outlines of a coalition agreement between his party, TOP 09 and Public Affairs would not be ready in two weeks when his party leader is due to update the Czech president on their progress. He said as much in an interview for one of the Czech Republic’s commercial TV stations on Sunday. In his view, a basic agreement could be ready by the end of June, saying the parties might sign an agreement and form a government in the summer.

Kristýna Kočí, of Public Affairs, meanwhile, stressed that any coalition agreement would still have to be passed by its party's members and followers. She called Mr Tluchoř's assessment premature as negotiations are still in the early stages. She also echoed earlier statements by her party that Public Affairs might not enter the coalition at all but only support a minority government.