Pirate Party debating walking out of the government

Following the announcement of their leader’s dismissal from government posts, Pirate Party members are heatedly debating their next course of action and many leading figures say the party should walk out of the Fiala government.

The prime minister’s decision to sack Ivan Bartoš as regional development minister and deputy prime minister for digitalisation, without prior consultations with the party, is viewed by the Pirates as a gross violation of the coalition agreement. Some party members argue that the two other Pirate Party ministers - Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Legislation Minister Michal Šalomoun - should also quit their posts.