Social Democrats promise to cover health fees in regions which vote for them

The opposition Social Democrats have said that they will cover the cost of health fees in all regions which vote for them in this autumn’s regional elections. Speaking on the campaign trail on Sunday, party leader Jiří Paroubek said that his party would cover people’s health fees until the Social Democrats could abolish the controversial policy altogether. In the same speech, Mr Paroubek stressed that he was still opposed to the idea of privatizing teaching hospitals and public health insurance providers.