Election dates set for May 28 and 29

President Václav Klaus has announced Friday May 28 and Saturday May 29 as the dates for general elections in the Czech Republic. That weekend was the last possible time elections could have been held as the Chamber of Deputies is due to be dissolved on June 3. Some political parties had pushed for the polls to be held two weeks earlier, saying it would give the next cabinet more time to prepare the 2011 budget. The Social Democrats head opinion polls, though no party is expected to win an outright majority.