Prime Minister to suggest candidate for office of Czech Statistical Office director

Prime Minister Jan Fischer, who appeared on Czech Television on Sunday, said that the candidate he will suggest for the office of director of the Czech Statistical Office is a person who has not worked for the office to date. He did not want to reveal the name of the candidate. While the prime minister can suggest candidates for this post, the choices have to be approved by the Czech president, with whom Mr Fischer has been discussing possible picks. Mr Fischer, who used to be the director of the statistical office before he became the head of the caretaker government, is to take the post of vice-president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in the fall.