Tvrdik to be chief election campaign manager

Jaroslav Tvrdik is to be the chief manager of the Social Democratic Party in the 2008 regional and senate by-elections. Party leader Jiri Paroubek made the announcement on Saturday after a meeting of the party leadership. Mr. Paroubek said that his party’s success in the elections depended on a high voter turnout. He said he would be happy if the Social Democrats won 10 to 12 seats in the 81 member Senate.