Outgoing Green Party leader Liška to run for same position

Ondřej Liška is to stand again for the post of chairman of the Green Party. Following the party’s failure to make it back into the lower house in recent general elections, Mr Liška resigned as leader. At a party meeting on Sunday, the leadership of the Green Party evaluated its defeat in the recent general elections and decided that a party congress would take place in November, after senatorial elections. At their congress, the Greens will elect a new leadership and discuss the party’s campaign strategy for the next lower house elections.

In May’s lower house elections, the Green Party did not gain the five percent of the vote that is necessary to win seats in the parliament. Following a poor election result of 2.44 percent of the vote, Mr Liška resigned from his post as party leader.