President Klaus ‘happy in principle’ with Fischer’s appointment

Speaking in an interview with Czech Radio on Monday, Czech President Václav Klaus said that he was ‘surprised’ but ‘happy in principle’ with the choice of Jan Fischer as prime minister. Mr Klaus still has to formally approve of Mr Fischer’s nomination for the latter to be appointed caretaker head of the country’s government. In an interview with Radio Česko, Mr Klaus praised the various parties in the Czech Parliament who, he said, had overcome their ideological differences to agree upon a new prime minister. He added that he had known Mr Fischer for more than 30 years and welcomed the latter’s appointment.