The leaders of a proposed centre-right government of the Civic Democrats,
the Christian Democrats, and the Greens have agreed on a coalition
programme and the distribution of ministerial posts. The right-of-centre
Civic Democrats, which won most votes in the general election earlier this
month, will hold ten seats in the cabinet, including the premiership. The
two other parties will hold three seats each. Civic Democrat leader Mirek
Topolanek is slated to be the next prime minister; the head of the Greens,
Martin Bursik, could be the country's next Environment Minister, and the
leader of the Christian Democrats, Miroslav Kalousek, the Agriculture
Minister.
While a new post of Minister without portfolio for European Affairs is to
be introduced, the coalition is proposing the abolition of the Ministry
for Information Technology and the Ministry for Regional Development. The
coalition agreement is to be signed on Monday. Parliament is to begin
meeting on Tuesday. Miroslav Topolanek expects a confidence vote on the
new government to take place in about four weeks' time.