The Czech Republic's constitutional court has suspended a presidential decree calling an early general election, which was to be held next month. The court is now planning further deliberations on a legal challenge. Originally, elections were scheduled to take place in mid-2010. But major political parties agreed to cut the parliament's four-year term after the centre-right government of former Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek collapsed in March. By presidential decree, early elections were set for October 9-10. An outgoing independent member of parliament, Milos Melcak, questions the legitimacy of the shortening of parliament's term and he has taken his complaint to the Czech Republic's constitutional court. The court on Tuesday announced that is had suspended the decree calling for the early elections in order to consider the complaint. President Vaclav Klaus said the ruling had led to a political and constitutional crisis which he would try to resolve as soon as possible.
Originally, elections were scheduled to take place in mid-2010. But major political parties agreed to cut the parliament's four-year term after the centre-right government of former Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek collapsed in March.
By presidential decree, early elections were set for October 9-10.
An outgoing independent member of parliament, Milos Melcak, questions the legitimacy of the shortening of parliament's term and he has taken his complaint to the Czech Republic's constitutional court. The court on Tuesday announced that is had suspended the decree calling for the early elections in order to consider the complaint.
President Vaclav Klaus said the ruling had led to a political and constitutional crisis which he would try to resolve as soon as possible.
