Jan Fischer's Cabinet they fail, President Václav Klaus has to make a new appointment but it may still be Fischer. Fischer should survive the confidence vote because Civic Democratic Party and Social Democratic Party have already declared that they support the government. Jointly they have 155 of 200 votes. Required majority is 101. Jan Fischer's Cabinet The Government of the Czech Republic, led by Prime Minister Jan Fischer, is a caretaker government established after Mirek Topolánek and his government lost confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies. Fischer, an independent statistician, was chosen as non-party candidate for the office of Prime Minister. Government
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