Kasal: two-thirds of Christian Democrats likely to back Klaus for president

Senior Christian Democrat Jan Kasal says he expects that two-thirds of his party’s deputies and senators will vote for Mr Klaus. On Monday the national committee of the Christian Democrats recommended that the party’s legislators give their backing to Mr Klaus rather than Mr Švejnar. The votes of the Christian Democrats and the Communists look like determining who will become the next president of the Czech Republic.

Author: Ian Willoughby