Čunek set for cabinet return on Wednesday

Jiří Čunek is set to return to the Czech cabinet, Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek has told reporters. President Václav Klaus is expected to reinstate Mr Čunek as deputy prime minister and minister for regional development on Wednesday, nearly five months after he stepped down over an investigation into allegations – since dropped – that he had taken bribes. The Christian Democrats leader has to allow his family finances to be examined by an independent auditor, a condition Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg set for remaining in cabinet with the controversial politician.