Czech Republic's President Milos Zeman (R) appoints Ivan Pilny as the new Finance Minister at Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, May 24, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech President Milos Zeman appointed Ivan Pilny as finance minister on Wednesday, ending a political spat that nearly brought down the government just months before an election.
The former Microsoft executive replaces Andrej Babis, a billionaire businessman whose dismissal Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka had sought, sparking a battle between the two main parties in the centre-left government.
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