Caretaker PM meets ministerial candidates, but is yet to formally announce cabinet

Caretaker Prime Minister Jan Fischer met candidates for posts in his cabinet on Monday, but has yet to formally announce the names of any of his ministers. On Monday, Mr Fischer met the head of the Antimonopoly Office, Jan Pecina, who has been put forward by the opposition Social Democrats for the post of interior minister. The caretaker prime minister also met Martín Barták, who is nominated for the post of defence minister, and with possible future culture minister Marta Smolíková. On Monday, the interim prime minister also held a meeting with outgoing deputy prime minister for European Affairs Alexandr Vondra and his deputy Marek Mora. Mr Fischer’s cabinet will take over the country on May 9 and oversee the last third of the Czech Republic’s EU presidency.