TOP 09 and Public Affairs call for unity
The Civic Democratic Party’s potential coalition partners TOP09 and Public Affairs attended the opening of the two-day conference as guests. In a short greeting to the assembly TOP 09 leader Karel Schwarzenberg said the three parties should put aside their differences and cooperate for the good of the country. Public Affairs leader Radek John called for a cleansing of Czech politics which would open the way for renewed public trust. He said it was time to show the Czech people that politics was a service to the public.