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Czech president asks head of centre-right coalition Petr Fiala to form new government
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The president of the Czech Republic has formally asked Petr Fiala, leader of a centre-right coalition that came top in last month's election, to form a new government.
It comes a day after the three-party alliance signed a power-sharing agreement with a liberal coalition which came third in the vote on October 8 and 9.
The development confirms the relegation of the populist Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and his centrist ANO (YES) movement to the opposition.
The five parties in the potential governing coalition are closer to the European Union than Babiš, a eurosceptic, although Fiala is seen as more pro-EU than others in his party.
As part of their deal, the parties agreed to form an 18-member government. The new partnership will hold 108 seats
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