Press: Social Democrats to gain millions from ex-Green MP on their ballot

The Social Democrats will gain millions of crowns from including former Green MP Olga Zubová on their party’s Prague ticket for October’s early general elections, the Czech daily Hospodářské noviny reported on Wednesday. Ms Zubová comes with a wealthy sponsor, the adverting tycoon Jaromír Soukup whose company is the Democratic Green Party’s biggest publicity agency.

Ms Zubová, who was expelled from the Green party after internal infighting, voted along with the then opposition Social Democrats in March to bring down the government. On Friday, the Social Democrats decided to put her on their Prague ballot for the early general elections.

Author: Jan Richter