Vote of confidence in government over Wolf affair

A special session of the lower house of Parliament during which the government will face a no confidence motion will take place on March 24, the house’s press office told Czech News Agency late on Tuesday. The main opposition party, the Social Democrats, tabled a no confidence vote over the so-called Wolf affair. This centres on attempts by the Prime Minister’s close aid, Marek Dalík, to try and put pressure on Czech Television to drop a programme about former Social Democrat deputy, Petr Wolf. The programme focused on allegations he obtained millions of crowns illegally. Mr. Wolf has sided with the fragile governing coalition in key votes. The confidence motion is the fifth attempt by the Social Democrats to unseat the government.