The leader of the right wing ODS, Mirek Topolanek, said that CEZ (state holds a 67% stake in the company) together with other state companies should be sold by 2010, preferably over the capital markets. This is in contrast to the plan of the current leading Social Democrats (CSSD) who favour the state keeping at least 51% in CEZ. According to the latest poll, ODS would win the elections with 30.6% compared to CSSD’s 26%. The current Minister for Trade&Industry, Milan Urban (CSSD) reacted to ODS’s plan by saying that by keeping a majority stake in CEZ, the state can control domestic electricity prices while privatization would lead to a significant price increases. We expect the Urban’s comments are pre-election rhetoric nevertheless confirm the risk of CEZ being a state company may be exposed to the state’s political ambitions.