Green deputies against leaving the coalition

At a meeting on Friday, Green Party deputies agreed that their party should not withdraw from the governing coalition. Some Greens had suggested pulling out of the coalition, in reaction to what they called the 'unfair' treatment of former Education Minister Dana Kuchtova and her subsequent resignation. Heads of the Czech Green Party said that the events leading up to Ms. Kuchtova's resignation 'were not to be repeated', but added that it would be irresponsible to leave the government coalition now, when there was 'no other defender of environment-focused policy and human rights'. The Green Party will be holding a conference for its members on Sunday in Brno, at which the issue will further be discussed.