Rebel Greens expelled for setting up opposition fraction

Four rebel members of the Greens were expelled at a meeting of the party’s national council on Sunday. MPs Olga Zubová and Věra Jakubová, former education minister Dana Kuchtová and Martin Čáslavka were thrown out of the smallest party in the governing coalition for setting up a fraction named Democratic Appeal in opposition to chairman Martin Bursík. Party officials said the rebels had overstepped the mark by appearing in public, using the party emblem and setting up their own website.

Author: Ian Willoughby