Toman third minister in interim government to stand for president's party

Miroslav Toman, who holds the Agriculture portfolio, is the third minister from the interim Czech government selected to stand for the Citizens’ Rights Party-Zemanites. Mr. Toman will head the grouping’s candidate list in the Ústí nad Labem region, a spokesperson said on Thursday night. The minister of the interior, Martin Pecina, and the minister of labour and social affairs, František Koníček, have already been announced as Zemanite candidates. The caretaker cabinet, which is led by Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok, was installed by President Zeman despite the fact that a previous coalition said it could deliver a majority in the lower house. The government failed to win backing in a confidence vote and MPs subsequently voted to dissolve Parliament.