Andrej Babiš refusing to confirm presidential candidacy just yet

ANO party leader and former prime minister, Andrej Babiš, has told Czech Television he will not announce whether or not he plans to run for president in the 2003 elections in September as previously planned. Mr. Babiš, who currently appears to have the highest public support for the post, told Czech Television that he would only announce his decision at the last minute. Babiš said that if he decides to run, he will not collect signatures from the public, but rely on the signatures of MPs. He would require 20 signatures and the ANO party has 72 deputies in the lower house.