Konečná leaves the Communist Party after joining the Patriots

Kateřina Konečná, former chair of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM), has resigned from the party after 21 years. She cited the negative impact of internal conflicts related to her joining the European Parliament faction, Patriots for Europe. Konečná expressed her desire to prevent the fallout from affecting the entire party and emphasized her commitment to continue advocating for KSČM's program in the European Parliament. Despite her departure, she supports the current party leadership and calls for unity among leftist groups. The party's leadership has expressed disagreement with her decision, highlighting ideological differences with the Patriots faction, which they view as non-communist. Konečná's resignation follows the party's poor performance in recent elections, where they failed to regain seats in the lower house of parliament.