US EditionCzechs Rally in Support of President Pavel and the Constitution over Far-Right Intimidation Attempts
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President Pavel's refusal to appoint minister the president of the far right party, the Motorists, is worth him being threatened by the head of Czech diplomacy. Tens of thousands of people went down the street to support the head of state. ...
In the Czech Republic, tens of thousands of citizens show their solidarity with the pro-Western president Pavel. Bad Bunny gets a Grammy for the "Album of the Year".
Tens of thousands of Czechs gathered on Sunday 1 February in Prague to support pro-Ukrainian President Petr Pavel in the face of the new government led by billionaire Andrej Babis. The Head of State, whose powers are limited by the Constitution, is now engaged in an open conflict with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, leader of a Eurosceptic formation called the Motorists, whose methods are already strongly contested.
Tens of thousands of Czechs have gathered in central Prague to express their support for President Petr Pavel, who has found himself in a dispute with the government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš over his refusal to appoint Filip Turek of the Motorists party, who is under investigation for rape and domestic violence, as environment minister.
At three o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, a demonstration in support of President Petr Pavel broke out on Old Town Square and in the lower part of Wenceslas Square in Prague. The association Million Moments for Democracy called it because of SMS messages from Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motoristé), which the president described as an attempt at blackmail. The news offered a live broadcast of the event.
Czechs rally in support of President Pavel and the Constitution over far-right intimidation attempts
On 1 February 2026, tens of thousands of Czechs rallied in the capital and various cities across the country to support President Petr Pavel and the Czech Constitution, which are under threat from the far-right government of Andrej Babiš. The conflict arises from Pavel’s refusal to appoint a minister from the far-right Motorists for Themselves party led by Foreign Minister Petr Macinka. Andrej Babiš, leader of the far-right ANO (YES) movement an…
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