Babiš government survives second no-confidence vote

The coalition government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has survived its second no-confidence vote in the Czech lower house. The motion was supported by 83 opposition MPs, well short of the 101 votes needed to bring down the government, while 94 MPs from the governing ANO, Freeedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Motorists parties voted against it. The opposition called the vote over issues including the proposed 2027 budget deficit, Babiš’s alleged unresolved conflict of interest and what it describes as government attacks on institutions. The parliamentary debate lasted three days and around 27.5 hours.