Communists announce list of candidates for European elections

The Czech Communist Party unveiled its list of candidates for the European Parliament on Saturday, with five of its six current MEPs standing for re-election. The party’s leader at a European level will remain Miloslav Ransdorf, it was decided by secret vote. The party’s number two candidate will continue to be Vladimír Remek, the first Czechoslovak astronaut. The only Communist MEP not to stand for re-election is Daniel Strož, whose place on the list of candidates went to lower house deputy Kateřina Konečná. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Mr Ransdorf said that the Communists were planning a surprise as part of their upcoming election campaign. He also said the party was seeking to consolidate its surprise success in the 2004 elections.

Author: Rosie Johnston