Pirates to exit government on Tuesday, says party leader Bartoš

The Pirate Party will leave the government and the ruling coalition after the deputies’ club meeting on Tuesday, the outgoing chair and Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development Minister Ivan Bartoš said in a debate programme on Czech Television on Saturday. Mr. Bartoš also said Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Legislation Minister Michal Šalomoun will hand in their resignation on that day.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala proposed the dismissal of Mr. Bartoš from government posts on Tuesday citing issues with the digitalization of the construction process. The Pirate Party’s national forum is currently underway on whether to exit the government. All 1,161 members of the Pirate Party can vote until Monday evening.