The acting chairman of the centre-right Civic Democrats, Martin Kuba, will
not run for the position of the party leader at their upcoming congress.
Kuba, a former party high flier tipped for the top, told the daily Právo
he would not stand for any position in the party leadership. Former
education minister Petr Fiala and MEP Edvard Kožušník have announced
their bids for the post. The party’s last regular chairman, ex-PM Petr
Nečas, stepped down last June. The Civic Democrat congress will be held
on January 18 and 19 in Olomouc.