1.   Czech communists curently have four political parties running for parliament, with only the traditional Communist party having any chances for election.

2.   In Prague, Czech communists announced the launch of a campaign of petitions and rallies against the reconciliation agreement.

3.   The agreement has been opposed by a powerful lobby of Germans of Sudeten origin in Bavaria and by the Czech communists.

4.   The agreement has been criticized by a powerful Sudeten lobby in the German state of Bavaria and by the Czech communists and far right.

5.   The agreement has been criticized by a powerful Sudeten lobby in Bavaria and by the Czech communists and far right.