MF DNES: Klaus weighing return to Civic Democratic Party

The daily Mladá fronta Dnes reported on Wednesday that President Václav Klaus was considering returning to the Civic Democratic Party, which he founded in 1991, if it were to suffer a defeat in May’s general elections. Citing people close to the president, the paper said his return would hinge on the resignation of the current party leadership, with which Mr. Klaus has long fought an ideological battle. He left the post of honorary chairman in 2008, saying that the party was becoming more based on lobbying interests than ideas. It is not clear if the president would consider returning to the post of honorary chairman or take a more active role in party politics when his second term in office ends. The Office of the President has not commented on the story.