Further talks expected on cabinet line-up

Further talks are expected on the line-up of the country’s caretaker cabinet after prime minister designate Jan Fischer broke with a party agreement and proposed three candidates of his own choosing. The leaders of the two strongest parties the Civic and Social Democrats, who proposed Mr. Fischer for the post and expected to fill the respective ministerial posts with their own candidates, have both said they find the proposed line-up unacceptable and have ruled out support for it in the lower house. Mr. Fischer has said he is willing to discuss the matter.