Czech Prime Minister Petr Nečas says only the cooperation of three deputy clubs can be considered as a solution to the current government crisis. He claims that early elections should be held if the new political platform, created by splitting the junior coalition party Public Affairs (VV) does not attract enough deputies to secure what he calls a “safe majority” in the Chamber of Deputies. The elections would have to be held as soon as possible, most probably in June. Deputy Prime Minister Karolina Peake, who left Public Affairs and initiated creating the new platform, would thus need another nine deputies to establish a new deputy club. So far, seven deputies have joined her, including Radim Vysloužil, the head of Central Bohemian region for VV. Peake has until Monday. Current polls indicate that early elections would benefit the leftist parties, with Social Democrats the clear favorites, followed by the communists who would surpass Civic Democrats for the first time since 1989.
