Social Democrat leader wants party referendum on radar.

Jiří Paroubek, the leader of the opposition Social Democrats has announced that he wants his party to conduct an internal referendum on whether to approve the placement of a US military radar base on Czech soil. The comments came after Mr Paroubek concluded a meeting with members of the anti-radar civic group Ne základnám or No Bases. He also added that any Social Democrat MP in favour of the base should not run as a Social Democrat party member in future general elections. The referendum is set to extend to the entire party membership and reflects a growing opposition to the base by the Social Democratic party, which is also set to attend a protest against the radar organized by Ne základnám on 15 March.