Regional branch supports Vlastimil Tlustý

Mr Tlustý’s regional branch has resisted pressure from senior Civic Democrats to expel him, voicing support for him on Tuesday. Mr Tlustý played an active role in a tabloid TV sting which led to the resignation last week of another Civic Democrat MP, Jan Morava. Mr Morava was caught on camera buying staged compromising photographs of Mr Tlustý, and also gathered material with the intention of blackmailing a rebel Green Party MP.