The minister of culture in the interim Czech government, Jiří Balvín,
has dismissed the director of Prague’s National Theatre, Jan Burian,
just
one day after he took up the post. Mr. Balvín said on Thursday that he
had
fired Mr. Burian, who was hired by a previous minister, because he had not
been appointed following a selection process. Mr. Balvín said using such
selection processes was the only way to ensure changes on the political
scene did not lead to constant changes in management positions.