President Pavel: Fiala government needs to improve communication

The Czech government should seek help from communication experts, President Pavel said in an interview for Seznam.cz. The head of state, who has previously criticized the Fiala administration for failing to  properly explain unpopular measures to the public, made the statement in reaction to a survey according to which trust in the government has dropped to 17 percent and it is now the least trusted of all the country’s state institutions. President Pavel also noted that it makes sense to replace ministers when it is obvious that they are hampered not by an inability to communicate, but an inability to handle their portfolio. He did not mention any names. The coalition government of Civic Democrats, TOP 09, Christian Democrats, the Pirate Party and Mayors and Independents is now mid-way through its four-year term in office.