Senate will elect candidates for ombudsman from six nominees, including Schorm and Kříž

The Senate will select its two nominees for the Public Defender of Rights from six candidates put forward by senators. The nomination was unanimously confirmed today by the Senate’s electoral committee, which stated that all proposed candidates meet the requirements set by law. The candidates include the current ombudsman’s deputy, Vít Alexandr Schorm; former Government Commissioner for Human Rights Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková; former Constitutional Court judge Jaromír Jirsa; and conservative lawyer Jakub Kříž, who was among Schorm’s rivals four years ago.