Justice Minister convinced she has mandate to make personnel changes

Justice Minister Daniela Kovářová claims that despite the government’s caretaker status she is fully entitled to make personnel changes at her ministry. In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Jan Fischer Ms Kovářová responded to Mr Fischer's criticism last month of the personnel changes she carried out at her ministry. The Prime Minister told Ms Kovářová that the caretaker government had a limited mandate. However, she says she is convinced that her task is not to passively preserve the status quo, particularly in the country’s current economic situation. In July, Minister Kovářová dismissed two senior officials from her ministry.