The lower house of Parliament fails to elect new Ombudsman

Parliament deputies on Friday failed to agree on who should be the country’s new Ombudsman, a post left vacant after the death of Otakar Motejl two months ago. He was the country’s first Ombudsman and served in the post for ten years. Two rounds of voting on Friday failed to produce his successor and the process of finding the right candidate will now go back to square one with the Senate and President expected to make new nominations. Parliament is bound to repeat the vote within 60 days.