Public Affairs leadership to discuss new education minister

The executive council of the junior coalition party Public Affairs is to meet on Tuesday morning to select a candidate to replace Josef Dobeš at the head of the Ministry of Education. The selection will then be discussed by the party’s parliamentary club. Party chairman Radek John said Monday that a decision would probably not be made on Tuesday and added that the ministry would need a “crisis manager”. Josef Dobeš announced his resignation last week citing his disagreement with proposed cuts. His tenure however has been dogged by numerous controversies.