Culture minister to limit power of deputy Sankot

Culture Minister Alena Hanáková said on Czech Television on Sunday that she will limiting the scope of authority of her financial deputy Martin Sankot, but will not remove him from his post. After unexpectedly sacking the director of the Czech National Theatre Ondřej Černý, Ms Hanáková replaced him with Mr Sankot last week. But following intense criticism from the theatre staff, she named the technical director of the Naitonal Theatre Václav Pelouch as the interim chief on Friday. Ms Hanáková said she will meet with representatives of the theatre in the upcoming days to discuss the selection process for the new director.

Author: Masha Volynsky