Summary Czech President Milos Zeman has sworn in a new government to replace that of Petr Necas.
PRAGUE (AP) Czech President Milos Zeman has sworn in a new government to replace that of Petr Necas who was forced to resign over a spy and bribery scandal.
The government, led by Zeman s economy adviser Jiri Rusnok, consists mostly of the president s allies, including a sponsor of his presidential campaign and an unsuccessful presidential candidate who later supported Zeman s presidential bid.
Zeman has called it a government of "experts" and Rusnok said it is a priority for it to prepare the 2014 state budget.
Zeman s move Wednesday angered the outgoing center-right coalition, which has a parliamentary majority and has pledged to rule until elections due in May 2014.
Rusnok s government has to face a parliamentary confidence vote within 30 days and the coalition seems unlikely to approve it.
