The South Bohemian regional councilwoman for education and culture
Vítězslava Baborová, who is a member of the Communist Party, will most
likely step down from her post. The main reason for her resignation has
not
yet been clarified. The media cite health problems as being one of them,
but other sources speculate that Ms Baborová is stepping down as a result
of the of continuing protests. Students, teachers and others have held
street protests and hunger strikes for the past two months to protests
against the Communist Party being part of the regional coalition
government, and especially having the education post on the council. The
regional Communist Party leadership has announced that if Ms Baborová
does
resign, the party will name another one of its members to the post.