Social Democrats back Zeman, two defeated right-wing candidates endorse Schwarzenberg

The Social Democrats have given their endorsement to Miloš Zeman, a former leader of the party, for the presidency. Earlier, the party’s own candidate Jiří Dientsbier had said both Mr. Zeman and Mr. Schwarzenberg were essentially right-wing. Meanwhile, the Civic Democrats’ Přemysl Sobotka and Zuzana Roithová of the Christian Democrats have given their backing to Mr. Schwarzenberg.