The ruling coalition lost its one-seat majority in the lower house of Parliament The ruling coalition lost its one-seat majority in the lower house of Parliament

The ruling coalition lost its one-seat majority in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament yesterday after a MP resigned from the Social Democrat parliamentary faction. The MP did not resign his seat or from the Social Democrat party, however. The loss of Parliamentary majority could endanger government-proposed public-finance reform, which Parliament is to begin debating today. Nevertheless, it seems likely at the moment that the reform proposal will be approved in the first reading, we believe.

Jan Hájek