Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:57 +0200MP's defection could shift balance of power in the lower househttps://english.radio.cz/mps-defection-could-shift-balance-power-lower-house-8614449© 2026 Radio Prague International Just days after taking a beating in the Senate and local elections, the Social Democratic Party has sustained another bad blow. Deputy Michal Pohanka on Wednesday unexpectedly announced his decision to leave party ranks and to withdraw from the Social Democrat deputies' group in the lower house. His defection could mark a shift in the balance of power in the lower chamber which has been deadlocked since June's inconclusive general elections. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/4f5197446b1f6808606b2a0aab5e5a67.png?timestamp=1583150525 MP's defection could shift balance of power in the lower house https://english.radio.cz/mps-defection-could-shift-balance-power-lower-house-8614449 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9