ODS is prepared to give CSSD the post of the speaker of the Lower House in exchange for support of the centre-right coalition. Note that the second attempt to elect the speak is on Friday, July 7. Also as expected, the current PM, Jiri Paroubek, did not resign yesterday. His Government would resign after the leadership of the Lower House is elected. Note that CSSD has been demand also the Communists to be given one of the deputies posts in the Lower House and that Paroubek called the centre-right coalition as dead suggesting that ODS should deal now only with CSSD.
Our view: even thought, the leadership of the Lower House may be elected on Friday allowing the President to name Mirek Topolanek, ODS leader, to form a Government and to ask for the vote of confidence within 30 days, we do not expect the centre-right to be given the confidence vote.