Head of the Civic Democrats criticizes Social Democrats’ work in the regional governments

The head of the Civic Democrats Mirek Topolánek harshly criticized the work of the Social Democrats in the regions that they have governed in the last year. Mr. Topolánek told journalists that the Social Democrats had taken the nation a step back in the last year. He judged the presence of representatives of the Communist Party in regional governments as alarming, and added that the regions were breaking the law by paying hospital fees that are meant to be paid by patients. The Civic Democrats were governing in 12 of the country’s regions before last year’s elections. After suffering a drubbing at the polls, they lost power in every one of them.