Some Greens against current foreign minister

Some members of the Green Party don't want Karel Schwarzenberg to continue as foreign minister, as "he has not taken a single green step in his post", according to the Internet server aktualne.cz. They have also criticised Mr Schwarzenberg's support of the planned U.S. missile defence radar on Czech territory.

Earlier this week, the heads of five regional branches of the Greens called for talks on whether the party should remain in the coalition government. They criticised the party's leadership for not supporting the Education Minister Dana Kuchtova. They want the conditions under which the Green Party would remain in government to be on the agenda at a forthcoming national conference. The Greens are the smallest party in the coalition, which also features the Civic Democrats and Christian Democrats.