Czech PM Andrej Babis pushed his minority government closer to the brink of a split-up, refusing to back the appointment of a ministerial candidate from his junior coalition partner. Babis, who previously had not opposed the nomination for culture minister from the Social Democrats, told TV Prima late Friday night that he wouldn’t be in a government with his coalition partner’s choice for the post. By reversing course, he aligned himself with political ally Czech President Milos Zeman.
