Czech government loses confidence vote

03.10.2006 | , Reuters
Zpravodajství ČTK


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PRAGUE, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, as expected, lost a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, automatically triggering the fall of his minority rightist government, unofficial results showed.

Parliament has been deadlocked since a June election with leftist and centre-right parties each controlling 100 seats and Topolanek was expected to lose the vote since the two sides failed to reach a deal on support.

According to the unofficial results, 99 deputies voted against the government in the 200 seat lower house, while 96 voted in favour and five were not present. ((Reporting by Alan Crosby,; prague.newsroom@reuters.com; Reuters Messaging: alan.crosby.reuters.com@reuters.net; +420 224 190 477))

Keywords: CZECH POLITICS CONFIDENCE

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