Marian Jurečka to run for reelection as Christian Democratic Party leader

The leader of the Christian Democratic Party Marian Jurečka has said he will run for reelection to the party’s top post at the party’s election conference in Olomouc in two weeks’ time. His main rival for the post will be  Agriculture Minister Marek Výborný, who confirmed his candidacy on Thursday. Marek Výborný led the Christian Democrats, who are a member of the SPOLU coalition in the Fiala government, for less than a year from 2018 to 2019, but left the post after the sudden death of his wife, so as to take care of his three children. Jurečka has led the Christian Democrats since 2020 and faces criticism for the party's dwindling popularity. Commentators say the choice of leader will decide the party’s fate in next year’s general elections.