Civic Democrats to elect party leadership on Sunday morning

The Civic Democratic Party conference is expected to elect its leadership on Sunday morning. Party leader Mirek Topolánek who has weathered a storm of criticism in recent months, most recently for the party’s humiliating defeat in regional and Senate elections, is likely to get reelected. His challenger Prague Mayor Pavel Bém, who is seen as a close associate of President Klaus and who has criticized the party’s direction, has little support outside of Prague.