Bursik used very sharp words in this article.
He also said that Kuchtova could withdraw her candidacy at the last minute to preserve her power as the party deputy chairwoman. Kuchtova has rejected the allegation. "He uses incorrect information. I will not withdraw my candidacy," she told CTK, adding that she was disappointed at Bursik using such arguments. Bursik said in the article that the delegates would be wise and would not exchange the party's basically successful political programme for the promises that someone would be able to implement more points from the party's programme than the current chairman and part of Kuchtová to challenge BursÃk for Green Party leadership ...
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(Ceske Noviny)
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