Sobotka says his government will examine personnel decisions of interim cabinet

The newly appointed Czech prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka of the Social Democrats, says that when appointed his government will examine some personnel decisions taken by the current interim cabinet headed by Jiří Rusnok. Speaking on a TV debate show on Sunday, Mr. Sobotka said his government would look at whether changes in senior positions had been made on the basis of clientelism rather than expertise. He said in future personnel matters should be the remit of an Office of the Government panel rather than individual ministers. Mr. Rusnok’s cabinet have been criticised for making a high number of changes at ministries and other state bodies since being installed in July.