Three candidates running for post of Ombudsman

Three candidates have so far been nominated for the post of Ombudsman, left vacant after the death of Otakar Motejl earlier this month. They are former dissident Anna Šabatová, nominated by the Social Democrats, Jitka Seitlová, deputy to the late Ombudsman, nominated by the Civic Democrats, and the head of the National Council for People with Disabilities, Václav Krása. President Klaus is expected to put forward two nominations of his own. The next Ombudsman will be elected by the country’s new Parliament.