Czech Republic: Fight over Diplomatic Posts

People ♦ Published: April 15, 2013; 16:54 ♦ (Vindobona)

Prague currently sees a duel between ambassadors for the filling of a post. President Milos Zeman and the Foreign Ministry both want to have a say in the final decision.

Czech Republic: Fight over Diplomatic Posts / Picture: © Wikipedia / David Sedlecký

While Zeman obviously wants Livia Klausova to be the next ambassador to Slovakia, Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg insists that the Foreign Ministry should have the last say. Zeman is pushing for Member of the European Parliament Vladimir Remek (for Communists, KSCM) to fill the post in Russia and Klausova the one in Slovakia whereas Schwarzenberg prefers to send his ministry's…