The Czech Republic government has been ousted for the first time in the country’s history.  The Czech government fell Tuesday after losing a parliamentary no-confidence vote brought on by their handling of the economic crisis.

There was a 101-96 vote in the lower house of Parliament to declare no confidence in the three party coalition government.  Four lawmakers crossed party lines to vote with the opposition and three members were absent.

This is the first time the Czech government has been ousted from power by parliament since the country came into existence after the 1993 split of Czechoslovakia.  Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek said that he will resign on Wednesday after a trip and also stated, “I take the vote into account and will act according to the Constitution.”

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