Helena Langšádlová resigns as Science and Research Minister

MP Helena Langšádlová has resigned from the post of Science, Research and Innovation Minister, her party TOP 09 announced in a press release on Thursday. At a press briefing on Thursday afternoon, Ms. Langšádlová said she had underestimated the communication side of the role but will remain an MP for TOP 09. She will continue to work on the fight against disinformation and will join the parliamentary committee for hybrid threats.

The outgoing science minister told Czech daily Deník N in an interview earlier on Thursday that she had decided to resign because she had lost the support of her party, which didn't like the fact that she wasn't able to sell her work to the public.

The party leadership wants to discuss who will replace her as science minister with Prime Minister Petr Fiala and President Petr Pavel.