Zeman has so far refused to fire his ally and says he considers Babis a successful minister.
In an effort to resolve the crisis, Babis proposed his deputy, Alena Schillerova, who isn’t affiliated with any political party, as a replacement Friday. ANO is favored to win October’s parliamentary election well ahead of Sobotka’s leftist Social Democrats.
But Sobotka said Monday that Schillerova is too close to Babis and he had no guarantees she would act independently.
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