Gazdik head of STAN party once again

The center-right party of Mayors and Independents (STAN) elected Petr Gazdik its leader at a party conference on Saturday. He ran for the top post unchallenged and received 133 votes from the 144 delegates present. Gazdik led the party before the election of Liberec governor Martin Půta to the post in 2014. Půta resigned several weeks ago after facing charges of corruption. He is a strong advocate of greater powers for municipalities.