President Petr Pavel has rejected a controversial candidate for the post of environment minister. Filip Turek of the far-right Motorists party faces numerous allegations over racist, sexist and homophobic Facebook posts.
Election-winner Andrej Babis went to Prague Castle on Wednesday to present President Petr Pavel with his list of cabinet nominees.
They included Filip Turek, the candidate for the post of Czech environment minister put forward by the far-right, euroskeptic Motorists for Themselves party, one of Babis' two coalition allies.
Turek, an ex-racing driver, has faced intense media scrutiny over allegedly racist, sexist and homophobic Facebook posts, several Hitler salutes, and an incident involving a Saudi diplomat and a spent ammunition cartridge.
The Motorists originally put him forward for the post of foreign minister, and party leader Petr Macinka as environment minister. However, a last-minute change on Wednesday morning saw the names reversed.
Pavel rejects Turek for cabine
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