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Read more President Milos Zeman, who has himself tested positive for Covid-19, is to appoint the 57-year-old Fiala in a socially distanced ceremony in his residence at the Lany chateau west of Prague. Fiala, a bearded, bespectacled former political scientist, teamed up his Civic Democratic Party with two smaller parties to form the Together alliance which came first in last month's general election. The grouping, which includes the centrist Christian Democrats and the centre-right TOP 09 parties, narrowly beat the ANO movement of populist billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis. The alliance has since forged a coalition with two centrist parties -- the Mayors and Independents, and the Pirate Party -- to secure a majority of 108 votes in the 200-seat parliament. The five parties have agreed on the composition of the future government and on a policy statement. Post-election talks were held without the 77-year-old president, who was taken to hospital by ambulance on October 10, a day after the election, to be treated for liver problems. Delays as Covid spikes Zeman, a left-winger with a soft spot for Russia and China, had originally been expected to name Fiala as prime minister on Friday, a day after he was released from Prague's military hospital. But he was rushed back to hospital on the same day after testing positive for Covid. A Covid surge has led to new restrictions including the closure of Christmas markets MILAN KAMMERMAYER AFP Zeman was discharged again on Saturday...

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PRAGUE, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman will be released from hospital on Saturday and will appoint Petr Fiala, the leader of a coalition of centre-right parties, as the new prime minister the following day, the president's spokesperson said on Friday. Zeman was taken back to hospital on Thursday after testing positive for the coronavirus, just hours after his release following more than six weeks of treatment for an unrelated condition. Zeman, 77, has been vaccinated against the coronavirus three times and Czech media quoted unnamed sources as saying he showed no symptoms. His office said on Friday he would be released to the presidential retreat at Lany, west of Prague. He will appoint Fiala there and safety measures will be maintained, Zeman's office said. Fiala's Together coalition of three parties defeated outgoing Prime Minister Andrej Babis's ANO party in an October election and is forming a government with another coalition consisting of the Pirate and Mayors parties. The new government, once it takes power, faces another surge in the coronavirus pandemic, with daily infections reaching new highs and hospitals coming under strain.

• • History Election(s) Predecessor The Cabinet of Petr Fiala is the current government of the Zeman met with all the ministerial nominees during the week following Fiala's appointment, expressing disagreement with the appointment of Government ministers [ ] The cabinet of Petr Fiala includes: Portfolio Minister Party Office Took Left SPOLU/ ODS 28 November 2021 First Deputy Prime Minister Minister of the Interior PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021 Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Labour and Social Affairs SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021 Deputy Prime Minister for Digitisation PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021 Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Health SPOLU/ TOP 09 17 December 2021 SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021 SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021 Minister of Justice SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021 PirSTAN/ Pirates 17 December 2021 PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021 Minister of Transport SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021 Minister of Education, Youth and Sport PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021 30 June 2022 PirSTAN/ STAN 1 July 2022 4 May 2023 PirSTAN/ STAN 4 May 2023 Minister of Agriculture SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021 3 January 2022 SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 3 January 2022 Minister of the Environment SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 17 December 2021 1 November 2022 SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 1 November 2022 10 March 2023 SPOLU/ KDU-ČSL 10 March 2023 Minister of Culture SPOLU/ ODS 17 December 2021 Minister for European Affairs (in the Government Office) PirSTAN/ STAN 17 December 2021 4 May 2023 PirSTAN/ STAN 4 May 2023 Minister of Science, Res...

Fiala's party teamed up with a centre-left liberal coalition made up of the Pirate Party and STAN — a group of mayors and independent candidates — which came in third place at the election with 15.6% of votes. The new partnership will hold 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament, relegating populist Babis and his centrist ANO (YES) movement to the opposition. The five parties in the future governing coalition have agreed on a power-sharing deal. They are closer to the European Union than Euroskeptic Babis. • It’s not immediately clear when Zeman might appoint the entire Cabinet. Zeman said he will meet the candidates for the ministers between Monday and Dec 13 to discuss their future jobs. The ceremony had originally been due to take place on Friday. The appointment comes after Czech President Milos Zeman left hospital on Saturday. • • The head of state was discharged from hospital on Thursday after being admitted on October 10 but had to be rushed back in after testing positive for coronavirus. He was first admitted in intensive care the day after legislative elections and stayed for more than three weeks before being transferred to a convalescence unit. He accepted on November 11 the formal resignation of the government of the populist outgoing Prime Minister, billionaire Andrej Babis, following his electoral defeat.

Czech President Milos Zeman appointed fiscally and socially conservative Petr Fiala as the next prime minister as the country grapples with surging inflation and one of the world’s worst coronavirus outbreaks. During the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, the two men were separated by a glass barrier because Zeman is quarantining after a positive Covid-19 test. Fiala, backed by five center-right parties that jointly won parliamentary control in elections last month, expects to take over from the outgoing government of billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis in mid-December.