PM: Pirate Party not being kicked out of the government

At a press conference with the leaders of the Together (SPOLU) coalition, Prime Minister Petr Fiala reiterated that the Pirate Party was not being kicked out of the government. He said his decision to dismiss Ivan Bartoš from office for incompetence did not mean that he wanted to terminate the coalition agreement with the Pirate Party as such and stressed that he was highly satisfied with the work of the party’s two other ministers - Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský and Minister for Legislation Michal Šalomoun. The prime minister stressed that it was up to the Pirate Party to find a suitable candidate to replace Bartoš, but added that he has received signals that the Pirate Party will not remain in the government.