New government takes office in Czech Republic

A new coalition government took office in the Czech Republic on Friday. The Czech Republic’s new government was officially sworn in by President Miloš Zeman at Lány Chateau on Friday.
The five-party coalition is led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala, who was sworn in on Nov 28. the cabinet is made up of 17 ministers from the ruling Together and Pirates and Mayors coalition. It replaces the ANO-Social Democrat government of Andrej Babiš, which led the country for the past four years.
Two political coalitions that together collected a majority of parliament seats in the country's Oct. 8-9 election signed a power-sharing deal to rule together. Despite their differences on many issues, including climate change, same-sex marriage and the adoption of the euro, the coalition parties all support the Czech Republic's membership in the European Union and NATO membership.