Finance minister proposal sent to president

The proposal for ANO member of parliament Ivan Pilný to become the new finance minister replacing Andrej Babiš was forwarded to President Miloš Zeman on Thursday, prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on his Twitter account. He added that ANO’s environment minister Richard Brabec would be nominated a deputy prime minister. Sobotka announced on Wednesday that Pilný was a suitable choice as new finance minister, opening the way for the ongoing government crisis to be solved if the changes are accepted by the head of state.