Czech Christian Democrats accept posts in centre-left coalition


  • World
  • Sunday, 22 Dec 2013

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Christian Democratic Party leadership accepted posts in a potential centre-left coalition on Saturday, clearing the way for the prospective prime minister to present a cabinet to the president by the end of the year.

The smallest party in the emerging centre-left coalition - whose vice chairman Marian Jurecka confirmed the agreement on television - was granted its demand to run the Agriculture Ministry along with two other cabinet positions, the Culture Ministry and a ministry without portfolio.

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