Rock musician Kocáb standing for the Greens in Senate elections

The musician Michael Kocáb is going to stand for the Green Party in elections to the Senate this autumn, the newspaper Právo reported. Mr Kocáb, who leads the rock group Pražský výběr, played a leading role in the Velvet Revolution and was a Civic Forum deputy. He oversaw the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Czechoslovakia and was an advisor to Václav Havel during Mr Havel’s presidency.