Czech President dismisses Culture Minister

Czech President Milos Zeman dismissed the culture minister on Monday after two months of delay that brought the ruling coalition to the brink of collapse.

Zeman had long backed Culture Minister Antonin Stanek despite a request in May by Stanek’s Social Democrat party and Prime Minister Andrej Babis that he be removed.

In an announcement of the dismissal, Zeman’s spokesman made no mention about the replacement.

Zeman’s inaction led the Social Democrats to threaten to leave the centre-left cabinet they share with Babis’s populist ANO party.

They demanded that Babis use his official powers to force Zeman to act, by legal action if necessary. Babis has refused to do so to protect his relationship with the presiden

Via Reuters / Euronews

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