Klaus’s chief of protocol Forejt to remain at Castle under Zeman

President Václav Klaus’s chief of protocol, Jindřich Forejt, will remain in the post under the new head of state, Miloš Zeman. Mr. Forejt had been tipped to be the Czech Republic’s next ambassador to the Vatican. His prospective appointment had been the source of a dispute between Mr. Klaus and the foreign minister, Karel Schwarzenberg, who said the post should only be filled by an experienced diplomat. Another of the outgoing president’s team, his chancellor Jiří Weigl, rejected an offer to remain at Prague Castle. Mr. Klaus steps down on March 7, with Mr. Zeman due to be inaugurated the following day.

Author: Ian Willoughby