Ruling coalition considering steps to curb filibustering in lower house

The ruling coalition is considering procedural amendments in the lower house that would curb filibustering and obstruction tactics by reducing the amount of time that MPs are allowed to speak in the course of a debate. The governing parties are making the move in response to the latest round of filibustering from the opposition accompanying the government-proposed bill on a postal vote for Czechs living abroad. The initial debate on the postal vote alone took six days with one of the opposition speakers taking the floor for eleven hours. The opposition parties have protested against a change of rules arguing that the governing parties, which have a majority in both chambers, are trying to curb their constitutional rights.