Communists seek radar opposition for Švejnar’s support

Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg said he was unwilling to accept the Communists’ terms of support for Jan Švejnar in Friday’s presidential election. The Communists said on Monday they were ready to vote for Jan Švejnar if the Social Democrats and the Greens promised not to support the US missile defence system in the Czech Republic. Mr Schwarzenberg said that if the Social Democrats and the Greens acceded to this condition, Mr Švejnar’s candidature would immediately lose sense.

Author: Ruth Fraňková