Czech President Vaclav Klaus appointed right-winger Petr Necas prime minister on Monday, exactly a month after a centre-right coalition won a parliamentary majority in a general election. 'I am convinced the government is in the right hands. I believe you will manage to put a cabinet together in a short time,' Klaus told Necas. Necas' Civic Democrats reached agreement with the rightist TOP 09 and the centrist Public Affairs parties to form a coalition with a total of 118 seats in the 200-seat parliament shortly after the vote. Necas, 45, said the coalition would focus on fiscal austerity and reforms, halting the growth of debt, fighting corruption, supporting the economy and boosting the rule of law. The new government, leaning on what Klaus called 'an incredibly comfortable majority', will be the strongest the country has had since gaining independence after former Czechoslovakia split in two states in 1993. 'This country needs a stable, hard-working cabinet that will really work on the essential problems the country is facing,' Necas said after the appointment. 'This undoubtedly includes the fiscal issue. We have to take an active approach to the state budget for next year and the years to come,' added Necas, who dubs the three parties 'a coalition of budgetary responsibility.' Although the country weathered the global downturn better than some, the Greek debt drama and eurozone crisis that played out during the election campaign underscored the centre-right's message of fiscal responsibility. Czech public debt is among the lowest of the 27 European Union states, standing at 35.4 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009. But its fast growth on a government deficit of 5.9 percent of GDP last year made it a primary cause for concern among voters worried by the Greek crisis. The solid backing in parliament is expected to allow the coalition to carry out pension, healthcare and labour market reforms, badly needed to restore faith in the Czech economy which contracted by 4.1 percent in 2009 and is forecast to grow by a timid 1.4 percent this year. Necas has said the coalition leaders would settle on a common programme by July 7, and by mid-July would start work on an austerity budget for 2011. Klaus, a liberal economist, said earlier he would appoint Necas 'to make things happen' as 'there is the Sword of Damocles in the shape of the state budget.' The three parties started talks on forming a government immediately after last month's election that was topped by the left-wing Social Democrats who however were unable to form a majority coalition. The coalition has overcome several moot points in the talks, but serious wrangling is expected in talks on ministerial posts. The carve-up has not officially started yet, but Czech media suggest it has been the subject of extensive haggling since the vote. The Civic Democrats and TOP 09 are fighting for the finance minister's seat. And Public Affairs, pledging to suppress corruption, have threatened to leave the coalition unless their chairman Radek John -- a former investigative TV journalist -- becomes the interior minister. Outgoing prime minister Jan Fischer formally quit on Friday, paving the way for Necas to take over in line with the constitution. The non-partisan Fischer took office in May 2009 after a fragile centre-right coalition led by then-Civic Democrat head Mirek Topolanek was toppled midway through the Czech presidency of the European Union. 