PRAGUE, Czech Republic, March 4 (UPI) -- A junior party in the Czech Republic's governing coalition has withdrawn demands for the prime minister's resignation, Czech Television reported Friday.
The Christian Democratic party, which had been calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Stanislav Gross over a financial scandal, said it would allow the ruling Social Democrats to try and resolve the matter internally at a party meeting this weekend.
Gross faces a confidence vote at that meeting. If he survives it, it is not clear whether the Christian Democrats will renew their calls for him to resign.
Gross, who at the age of 35 is the youngest prime minister in Europe, apologized Thursday for the way he has handled the scandal but still insists he has not broken the law.
The scandal blew up in January after allegations were raised in the press over the financing of his luxury apartment in Prague.
Apart from the Social Democrats and the Christian Democrats, the coalition is also made up of the neo-liberal Freedom Union.
Analysts say none of the parties want the government to collapse because they all have such low ratings in the opinion polls and would lose any subsequent elections.
