Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis | MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images Czech PM loses confidence vote Andrej Babiš fails to win the support of lawmakers because he faces fraud charges.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš on Tuesday failed to secure parliamentary backing for his government.

Opposition parties refused to give their support because he faces fraud charges, Bloomberg reported.

Under Czech law, a new government must win a vote of confidence at the start of its term. But Babiš was unable to do so and his Cabinet will have to resign and remain in a caretaker role. President Miloš Zeman has promised to appoint Babiš as prime minister again. There is no set timeframe for naming another government.

Earlier Tuesday, Babiš asked for his parliamentary immunity to be lifted, just before a committee voted to recommend the same verdict to the full parliament.

Babiš and his ANO party’s deputy Jaroslav Faltýnek said they never intended to block an investigation into an alleged fraud case involving a €1.64 million EU subsidy, according to Reuters. The Czech parliament’s mandate and immunity committee also said their immunity should be lifted. The full parliament will vote on the matter this week.

Police suspect the billionaire Babiš was behind a plan to acquire EU funds that were only meant for small businesses. Before October’s general election, lawmakers stripped him of his parliamentary immunity, but his reelection restored his immunity. Babiš has denied any wrongdoing and claims the charges are politically motivated.