PRAGUE, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Czech rightist Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said on Monday he has dropped his demand that a deal to form an interim government include the condition of early elections in 2007.
Topolanek told a news conference after meeting with his rival leftist leader Jiri Paroubek that he is seeking a deal on a stable government which could rule until after the Czechs hold the six month rotating EU presidency in the first half of 2009.
Topolanek, appointed last week, is trying to form a government that could win a confidence vote in a lower house of parliament deadlocked by leftist and centre-right blocs. ((Writing by Alan Crosby, prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: alan.crosby.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477))
Keywords: CZECH POLITICS