Czechs' trust in president, govt, lower house falls in March - poll

Czechs' confidence in President Milos Zeman declined by 6 percentage points to 50 percent in March as against February, and their trust in the government, deputies and regional governors fell as well, according to a CVVM poll released on Tuesday. Almost a half of the population is dissatisfied with the political situation in the country, the poll showed. The cabinet of Andrej Babis, which lost parliament's confidence vote in January and continues ruling pending the establishment of a new government, is trusted by 35 percent of people, compared with 38 percent in February. Regional governors are trusted by 44 percent of people, the poll showed. The poll's respondents put the highest trust in mayors (63 percent) and municipal assemblies (62 percent).