Czech Govt collapses after no-confidence vote
Wednesday March 25 2009
The Czech Government has collapsed after losing a no-confidence vote in the country's parliament last night.
The lower house of parliament voted 101-96 against the three-party coalition after four politicians broke rank with their parties and voted with the opposition.
The vote is a huge embarrassment for Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, whose country currently holds the EU presidency.
Mr Topolanek has hinted that he may resign after a planned trip to Brussels today.
That could see the EU presidency taken over by the eurosceptic Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
