New Czech right-wing party to appear on the scene

A new right-wing party is to appear on the Czech political scene within the next few weeks, initiated by Petr Mach, a former aide to President Václav Klaus. Mr Mach, executive director of the Centre for Economics and Politics, recently outlined his plan to establish the party as an alternative for voters disappointed by the Civic Democratic Party. The new party plans to cooperate with the pan-European movement Libertas in elections to the EP in 2009, but wants to run separately in the next general elections in the Czech Republic due to take place the following year.