Such political maneuvering may mean that the Czech Cabinet is not able to garner enough support for a treaty with the United States to place an anti-missile radar base on Czech territory, the newspaper wrote.

Tlustý blocked votes on an EU anti-discrimination law and one on church property restitution rules.

In the case of the anti-discrimination law, coalition politicians are trying to override President Václav Klaus's veto of the previously approved law. Tlustý voted with the opposition to postpone the override attempt for a week. This makes its fate extremely uncertain, Hospodářské noviny wrote.

Klaus has said he vetoed the law because he considers it unnecessary and counterproductive. The Czech Republic is the only member of the 27 countries in the European Union not to have approved the law.

If the lower house does not override the veto, the country faces a lawsuit and a fine from the European Commission. Without the support of opposition and renegade deputies, however, the lower house appears not to have the necessary 101 votes needed to override the presidential veto.

In the property restitution measure, the government has tried to force a vote on a proposed law to give property back to religious institutions.

Instead, Tlustý on Tuesday managed to push through his own proposal that a special commission be appointed to examine the amount Cabinet members had previously agreed to pay the churches over 60 years.

This means that a vote on the issue cannot be expected before fall, Hospodářské noviny wrote.