Čunek says he is soon to return to government

Meanwhile, Christian Democrat leader Jiří Čunek has said that his return to the cabinet is ‘imminent’. In an interview with Václav Moravec on Czech Television on Sunday, Mr Čunek said that he couldn’t rule out a cabinet comeback as early as Monday. Mr Čunek was formerly the minister for regional development and the deputy prime minister, but resigned in November when he came under fire for claiming social benefits while having millions of crowns deposited in various bank accounts. Mr Čunek responds that he only claimed benefits to which he was entitled. Police have subsequently dropped their investigations into the case.