Klaus warns Czechs against voting on basis of novelty

President Václav Klaus says Czech voters should decide wisely on whom to support in general elections at the end of May and not to vote for new parties just because of their novelty. In an interview on TV Nova, he described the number of freshly-formed parties as a totally new situation. Mr Klaus said that until recently people knew more or less who to vote for; he said this has now changed and the situation is “risky”. Polls indicate the new right-of-centre party TOP 09 is likely to pass the 5-percent threshold to enter parliament, while some polls suggest Public Affairs could also win seats in the lower house.