Czech government faces no-confidence vote session Tuesday

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka's centre-left government will face a no-confidence vote in the lower house on Tuesday, Radio Prague reported on Friday.

The demand for a no-confidence vote was tabled by the opposition in reaction to a vote on a bill which would secure continued state support for biofuels.

Opposition TOP 09 deputy leader Miroslav Kalousek told the lower house earlier this week that by supporting the bill the centre-left government was serving the interests of Finance Minister Andrej Babis’ business empire Agrofert.

Although the government has enough support in the lower house to survive the no-confidence motion, the opposition Civic Democrats said the government's malpractices were such that it was no longer possible to let them pass unnoticed.

The opposition has 52 votes in support of the motion but would need 101 to push it through.