Bobošíková says she does not expect to be elected, is running to block Klaus

Meanwhile, the Communist Party candidate for the presidency, Jana Bobošíková has said that she realizes her chances of being elected are small. When asked why she had agreed to run for the presidency in an internet Q & A for iDnes news website, Mrs Bobošíková said that it was to prevent incumbent Czech President Vaclav Klaus from being reelected. But Mrs Bobošíková’s rival for the anti-Klaus vote, Jan Švejnar, has said that if the Communists really want to prevent Mr Klaus from a second term at the castle, then they have no other option but to vote for him. Mr Švejnar has said that the communists’ decision to back Mrs Bobošíková amounts to ensuring Mr Klaus a second term in office.