SPD to back government in confidence vote

The Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) movement will support the government in the vote of confidence, SPD leader and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Tomio Okamura told journalists. Lawmakers from the movement had wanted to decide on their stance toward confidence in the government only after Tuesday’s appearance by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO), who addressed the SPD caucus regarding the ammunition initiative. SPD parliamentary leader Radim Fiala welcomed Babiš’s attendance at the meeting, but said that SPD lawmakers have not yet voted internally on a final position.