President to be briefed on government line-up

After the Christmas holidays President Zeman is due to meet with Social Democrat leader and the country’s likely next prime minister Bohuslav Sobotka for talks on the line-up of a new centre-left government which has been taking shape. Mr. Sobotka is to present the president with a list of proposed cabinet ministers as agreed on by the three parties of the emerging coalition government. The meeting is not expected to be without controversy since Mr. Zeman has indicated he is not ready to accept the government line-up without reservations.