- Jun 29
Two Motoristé ministers booed off stage at Strážnice folk festival; opposition demands PM intervene
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka was jeered off the stage on Saturday at the Strážnice folk festival, one day after Culture Minister Ota Klempíř met the same reception. Opposition leaders accuse the coalition Motoristé party of provocative politicisation and want Prime Minister Andrej Babiš to act.
- Jun 28
Macinka to reveal Czech NATO delegation Monday as court order fuels constitutional clash
Foreign Minister Petr Macinka will announce the final Czech delegation for the July NATO summit in Ankara on Monday, after the Constitutional Court ordered the government to accredit President Petr Pavel. The dispute has drawn sharp criticism from former top officials.
- Jun 27
Strážnice festival crowd boos two Motoristé ministers on consecutive days
Culture Minister Oto Klempíř faced heavy jeering on Friday, and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka was heckled with chants of "vypadni" on Saturday as the International Folklore Festival in Strážnice became an unlikely arena for political anger.
- Jun 24
Constitutional Court orders Czech government to include President Pavel in NATO summit delegation
The Czech Constitutional Court issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday ordering the government to include President Petr Pavel in the official delegation to the NATO summit in Ankara on 7–8 July and to arrange his accreditation before the Friday 26 June deadline.
- Jun 15
Czechs overwhelmingly see government-president dispute as a problem, poll shows
Eight in ten Czechs consider the ongoing tussle between the cabinet and President Petr Pavel over his role in international summits a problem, according to a Kantar survey for Czech Television.
