Greens squabble over its party conference

The increasingly embattled Green Party is engaged in a fight over the scheduling of its party conference. A proposal to hold the meeting between 5-7 September has been criticised by members of its National Committee who suggest that the meeting take place after the senate and local elections scheduled for October. The fight throws light on far greater infighting within the party in which more traditionally green left-of-centre forces are battling with right-of-centre “liberals.” Current party leader Martin Bursík is viewed as being in the latter camp and has faced mounting calls for a new leadership contest.