ANO party expels Chomutov mayor from its ranks

The leadership of the opposition ANO party has expelled the mayor of Chomutov, Marek Hrabáč, who is accused of fraud, from party ranks and has struck him from the party’s list of candidates for the upcoming local and Senate elections. Hrabáč, who was the party’s election leader in the Ústí nad Labem region will be replaced by the party’s deputy chair Richard Brabec, who was originally in 13th place on the party ticket. Hrabáč has been accused of accepting bribes, manipulating public contracts, tax evasion and abuse of power and is currently in detention.