Czech PM-designate Fischer changes candidates for ministers.

(From Czech News Agency)

Adds paras 12-18. -------------------- Prague, May 1 (CTK) - Czech Prime Minister-designate Jan Fischer has proposed another three candidates for the posts of ministers as he was not sufficiently convinced by proposals from parties, Fischer told journalists today. According to some information, these are the post of finance, industry and justice ministers. He said he was ready to continue with the talks on the government composition. "I have repeatedly told party leaders that I have some doubts about the candidates they proposed to me," Fischer said. "As they did not show any willingness to discuss the names, I have nominated to three out of 15 offices the candidates who, in my view, fulfil the condition of expertise and are a guarantee of a good work of the government as a whole," Fischer said. Fischer said that due to the disagreement of parties with his proposal of the new government line-up he was ready to start the talks that was to bring a solution to the current situation. Earlier today, Fischer informed President Vaclav Klaus about his nominees. Fischer informed outgoing Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), Martin Martin Bursik, leader of the Greens, and Jiri Paroubek, leader of the Social Democrats (CSSD), about the proposed line-up on Thursday. All of them ...