Politicians react with anger to Social Democrats’ move

Politicians have reacted with shock to the Social Democrats’ change in stance concerning early elections. Head of the newly-formed TOP 09 Karel Schwarzenberg has said the step damages the Czech Republic’s reputation around the world, while Christian Democrat leader Cyril Svoboda has called the move ‘the pinnacle of cynicism and selfishness’. Head of the Green Party Ondřej Liška has said that the Social Democrats are several steps behind his own party, which voted against the constitutional amendment to bring about early elections last week.