ANO approve Telička as European Parliament campaign leader

ANO have officially approved Pavel Telička as the leader of their candidates for elections to the European Parliament in May. Mr. Telička, a former diplomat and lobbyist, led the Czech negotiating team ahead of the country’s accession to the EU and was a European Commissioner for six months in 2004. In the elections on May 23 and 24, TOP 09’s campaign will be headed by former central bank vice-governor Luděk Niedermayer, sociologist Jan Keller will lead the Social Democrats, Kateřina Konečná will be the face of the Communist Party and Pavel Svoboda will head the Christian Democrats’ ticket.

Author: Ian Willoughby