Democratic Green Party established

The Interior Ministry has approved the registration of a new political entity – the Democratic Green Party. The party has emerged as a result of infighting within the Green Party of Martin Bursík, which recently lost close to half of its rank-and-file members following a confrontation between the party leadership and an opposition fraction. Mr. Bursík’s critics say he betrayed voters’ interests in return for political gains and accuse him of running the party in an undemocratic manner. The Democratic Green Party has over a thousand potential members and is expected to run in elections to the European Parliament.