Czech Politics — Government, Elections and New Laws

The Czech government has filed its official response to the jurisdictional dispute brought by President Petr Pavel, demanding not only that the complaint itself be rejected but also that judge-rapporteur Pavel Šámal be removed from further

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said in a television interview that he has no intention of coordinating his actions with President Petr Pavel and sees no point in meeting him. “Why would I need to coordinate anything with him? We have our

Czech Justice Minister Jan Tejc has sharply criticized the Constitutional Court, which — just two days after a competence dispute was filed — issued a preliminary ruling in the standoff between the president and the government, obliging the

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, in his traditional Sunday video on social media, apparently accidentally showed viewers a sheet of working notes titled "How to Communicate with PP Going Forward" (Petr Pavel). The prime minister was holdi

The Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament has passed a sweeping amendment to the building act that environmentalists, lawyers and the ombudsman say will significantly weaken protections for nature, historic monuments and citizens' rig

Deputies from the Czech ODS party, led by Jan Bureš, have submitted a bill that would strengthen the role of municipal and regional representatives on the councils of the country’s national parks.According to the bill’s authors, the main go

The European Union's unity in agreeing new sanctions against Russia is starting to fall apart — several member states are demanding exemptions for themselves or blocking proposed measures, fearing damage to their own businesses. That's acco

More than six months after taking office, Andrej Babiš's cabinet (ANO) is losing support even among its own voters, while opposition parties fare even worse in the public's eyes. This is according to the second wave of a poll conducted by t

SPD party leader Tomio Okamura has said that ahead of his planned trip to China, he held a meeting with the heads of Czech intelligence services to exchange information. He declined to disclose details of the meeting, noting only that the d

Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil (ODS) has said that today's opposition parties should field their own candidates in the 2028 presidential election, backing incumbent President Petr Pavel only if he ends up facing a candidate from the ruling c

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said he intends to revive the idea of building a government district in Prague's Letňany district — a project he first proposed back in 2015 after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.In a Su

Ahead of his upcoming trip to China, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Tomio Okamura shared new details about a Czech citizen recently detained by Chinese authorities. “This may come as news to you, but he is married to a Chinese woman,” the SPD