President Vaclav Klaus on Friday asked the leader of the center-right Civic Democrat party, Petr Necas, to lead talks on forming the next government, after three center-right parties cumulatively won the most votes in elections last weekend. The three parties won a combined 118 seats in the 200-member lower house. If they can form a government, the parties would have a strong mandate to enact changes they promised during the election campaign, including reducing the country’s deficit and fighting corruption. Mr. Necas, a former social affairs minister respected for his no-nonsense manner, is the most likely candidate to be the next prime minister.

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