Czech presidential election in question

It is still uncertain whether the Czech presidential election scheduled for today can take place. The two chambers of parliament which determine the new head of government have not been able to agree whether the ballot is to be open or secret, which may cause a severe constitutional crisis. The procedural dispute benefits the Communist holdovers above all, Jan Machacek believes. For they don't want to elect either of the two candidates – neither incumbent president Vaclav Klaus nor the candidate of the Greens Jan Svejnar. "It is unpleasant that the arguments that burdened the presidential election in 2003 and made the appointment of a government in 2006 more difficult could be repeated now. And it is painful that once again, the communists hold all the aces."

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