Communist party leader calls for modernisation

The leader of the Communist Party, Vojtech Filip, has called on his party colleagues to modernise. Mr Filip says the party needs new voters and should find the courage to address different and even controversial issues. While the party also gets votes from non-Communist citizens who have cast their ballots as a form of protest, Mr Filip would like those votes to become more sincere through a change in the party programme. The first step towards modernisation should be taken at the party's next congress, he suggests.