Greens leader apologises after calling MP “cow” in accidental email

The leader of the Green Party Martin Bursík has apologised for an email he accidentally sent to Olga Zubová in which he referred to the Green MP as a “cow”. Ms Zubová’s failure to attend a second presidential vote recently made it easier for Václav Klaus to win re-election; she said she was ill, though Mr Bursík and other senior Greens questioned her behaviour. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the party’s leader apologised for the email, saying it was a mistake made under pressure.