The chairman of the Social Democrats, Bohuslav Sobotka, says it would be
nonsensical to drag his party into a “war” with President Miloš
Zeman.
Speaking on a TV debate show, Mr. Sobotka said that would weaken the
Social
Democrats and was just what rival parties wished to see. The head of Mr.
Zeman’s office, Vratislav Mynář, recently described Mr. Sobotka as
weak
for allegedly being inconsist. The latter said on Sunday that Mr. Mynář
was a public servant and ought not to be politically active. While Mr.
Sobotka has in the past said that the dissolution of parliament is the
only
way forward in the current political situation, some elements of his party
believed to have closer ties to the president (who formerly headed the
Social Democrats) have suggested they should consider voting for an
interim
cabinet backed by the president if a vote on dissolving the lower house
fails next Wednesday.