The election of the CSSD’s candidate as the Lower House’s speaker in not certain even after the all parties agreed that the speaker would ask the person who can prove support of 101 votes to form a Government (in the 3. attempt). Both the Greens and ODS said yesterday that they would not support the CSSD’s candidate unless CSSD removes their statement saying that CSSD would definitely not support the Centre-right coalition. CSSD finally said that they are prepared to hold talks on the centre –right coalition program.
Our view: As CSSD is willing to hold talks on the centre-right coalition program starting next it is more likely that today’s election of the Lower House’s speaker would be postponed for next Friday, July 28. Therefore, the news does not really bring new developments on the political front.