Current Affairs Petr Nečas – safe pair of hands whose reign as party leader could be brief

02-04-2010 12:04 | Rob Cameron

Mirek Topolánek finally bowed to the inevitable on Thursday, and bowed out of Czech politics. He announced he would relinquish his post of leader of the Civic Democrats on April 12th, following the uproar over unfortunate remarks made last month. He passes the reins to deputy chairman Petr Nečas, viewed as a safe pair of hands to restore stability to the Civic Democrats after passing through the recent political storm. But who is Petr Nečas?

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