01/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) support renewal of Vladimir Špidla's tenure within the Barroso II team, announced CSSD President Jiri Paroubek after a meeting with José Manuel Barroso in Brussels on Thursday 1 October. The next Czech commissioner will soon be appointed by the interim government under Prime Minister Jan Fischer which, composed of experts, is also supported by the ODS Liberals (the country's main party) and by the CSSD. The ODS, former Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's party, will also put forward “its” candidate: Jan Fischer or Alexandr Vondra. “There will be a vote (within the government) and someone will have the majority. The Social-Democrats will at any rate propose Vladimir Špidla”, Paroubek told the press on Thursday. The Christian Democrats of the KDU-CSL, headed by the former foreign minister, Cyril Swoboda, also designated their candidate: Pavel Svoboda, a former deputy foreign minister and permanent representative for his country with the Council of Europe. (H.B./transl.jl)