Sobotka: Social Democrats failing to get women into high party posts

The newly appointed prime minister, Bohuslav Sobotka, says his party the Social Democrats have not succeeded in “naturally” getting women into high party positions. His comments came after the Social Democrats announced on Friday that Michaela Marksová Tominová was their choice for minister of labour of social affairs in the emerging government. She replaced a male candidate who withdrew and is the party’s only female cabinet nominee. Mr. Sobotka said the only way to increase the number of women in senior posts would be to move away from a “functionary-style structure” and introduce an open selection process.