In other political news, the Christian Democrats, a junior coalition
party, have approved their final list of regional election leaders in
the 2006 contest. Among the most high-profile candidates are the
current Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cyril Svoboda, who will lead the
party ticket in the region of Prague, and political independent Jaromir
Drabek, the chairman of the Economic Chamber, who will lead the contest
in Liberec. Miroslav Kalousek, who was re-elected party leader on
Saturday, will head the list of candidates in South Bohemia and first
deputy chairman Jan Kasal will lead the contest in Vysocina.