News site: President Klaus to attend congress of party he founded but later quit

Czech President Václav Klaus is planning to attend a congress of the Civic Democrats, a party he founded but later quit, ihned.cz reported. The news website said Mr Klaus would make a speech at the conference in Prague on Saturday, a day before a new leadership is elected. Petr Necaš, who is heading talks on forming a new coalition government, is standing for the post of chairman of the Civic Democrats following the resignation of Mirek Topolánek. President Klaus established the party in 1991 but quit it two years ago, after a dispute with Mr Topolánek.