Czech government weathers no-confidence vote as $45M BTC donation probe continues
The post Czech government weathers no-confidence vote as $45M BTC donation probe continues appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The administration of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala survived a no-confidence vote initiated over a massive scandal involving a $45 million Bitcoin donation accepted by his ex-minister of justice, who quit to limit the political damage. The opposition, which sought to topple the government a few months ahead of the parliamentary elections this fall, continues to push for more resignations. Fiala’s government gathers enough votes to stay in power The ruling center-right coalition in the Czech Republic rejected an attempt in parliament to bring down the cabinet of Petr Fiala, who has been trying hard to counter the political fallout from a controversial cryptocurrency donation. The scandal already led to the resignation of Justice Minister Pavel Blažek earlier in June, who took responsibility for his department’s decision to accept 1 billion koruna ($45 million) in Bitcoin from a convicted drug dealer. The no-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Czech parliament, was initiated by the main opposition ANO party. The right-wingers were supported by the far-right SPD and the Pirates but fell short of the 101 votes needed. All parties forming the Fiala government – his conservative ODS, the centrist STAN, the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL), and the liberal-conservative TOP 09, largely backed the cabinet, with only a few absences and abstentions, Euractiv noted in a report. Of the 192 members of parliament present during the session on Wednesday, 94 opposition deputies backed the motion while 98 representatives of the ruling majority opposed it, the national radio broadcaster Český Rozhlas broke down the numbers. “We have just had another vote of no-confidence in the government. It went as expected and the government survived the vote,” Petr Fiala commented on X. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala updates that his administration survived a no-confidence vote over a $45 million…
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The administration of Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala survived a no-confidence vote initiated over a massive scandal involving a $45 million Bitcoin donation accepted by his ex-minister of justice, who quit to limit the political damage. The opposition, which sought to topple the government a few months ahead of the parliamentary elections this fall, continues to push for more resignations. Fiala’s government gathers enough votes to stay in power The ruling center-right coalition in the Czech Republic rejected an attempt in parliament to bring down the cabinet of Petr Fiala, who has been trying hard to counter the political fallout from a controversial cryptocurrency donation. The scandal already led to the resignation of Justice Minister Pavel Blažek earlier in June, who took responsibility for his department’s decision to accept 1 billion koruna ($45 million) in Bitcoin from a convicted drug dealer. The no-confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Czech parliament, was initiated by the main opposition ANO party. The right-wingers were supported by the far-right SPD and the Pirates but fell short of the 101 votes needed. All parties forming the Fiala government – his conservative ODS, the centrist STAN, the Christian Democrats (KDU-ČSL), and the liberal-conservative TOP 09, largely backed the cabinet, with only a few absences and abstentions, Euractiv noted in a report. Of the 192 members of parliament present during the session on Wednesday, 94 opposition deputies backed the motion while 98 representatives of the ruling majority opposed it, the national radio broadcaster Český Rozhlas broke down the numbers. “We have just had another vote of no-confidence in the government. It went as expected and the government survived the vote,” Petr Fiala commented on X. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala updates that his administration survived a no-confidence vote over a $45 million…
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