Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček iodf the Social Democratic party said
he was ready to resign, following the meeting of top officials at the Lány
Chateau on Thursday concerning the replacement of Culture Minister Antonín
Staněk.
Mr. Petříček told the Czech News Agency he was disappointed by the
outcome of the meeting between President Miloš Zeman, Prime Minister
Antonín Babiš and Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamáček, adding that he
didn’t see many possibilities for the Social Democrats to remain in the
government.
His party colleague, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Jana
Maláčová, wrote on her Facebook account that if the Constitution and the
coalition agreement were violated, Social Democrat ministers were ready to
resign.