Prague mayor fails to win backing from her own party

Embattled Prague Mayor Adriana Krnáčová on Monday suffered a fresh blow after her own party ANO gave her the thumbs down in a vote of confidence following a highly publicized conflict with her deputy Matěj Stropnický of the Green Party. According to the news site Echo 24, 15 members of the Prague ANO leadership voted against Krnáčová, while two abstained. The vote came just hours after the Three-Coalition, which rules Prague together with ANO and the Social Democrats, expressed support for Matěj Stropnický. The two have been locked in a dispute over construction regulations. There has been speculation in the media that ANO was considering replacing Krnáčová since the ongoing row could break apart Prague’s ruling coalition.