Green party leader to consider resigning

Embattled Czech Green Party leader Martin Bursík has said that he will take very seriously a request by the party’s regional representation in the district of Olomouc to consider stepping down as chairman. Mr. Bursík has been under fire since an email leaked earlier this week in which he called a fellow Green MP a “cow”. Critics have accused Mr. Bursík of losing control over an increasingly fractious party ever since the dismissal of Dana Kuchtová as education minister late last year. The Greens leader and Environment Minister is set to formally consider his future position when the party meets for a regular conference on March 7.