US EditionThousands of Czechs rally in support of President Pavel in his dispute with foreign minister
Around 400 municipalities held rallies supporting President Pavel against a ministerial nominee with racist and sexist posts amid concerns over the coalition's EU and Ukraine policies.
- Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the Czech Republic on Sunday to voice their support for President Petr Pavel in his dispute with Foreign Minister Petr Macinka.
- Pavel refused to appoint a government minister representing the Motorists for Themselves Euro-skeptic party, led by Macinka, after a daily published posts from his Facebook page found to be racist, homophobic and sexist.
- The coalition government, led by populist Prime Minister Andrej Babia, has an agenda to steer the country away from supporting Ukraine, reject some key European Union policies and change the way public broadcasters are financed.
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Ten thousand people participated on Sunday in demonstrations organized in over 400 towns and municipalities in Cehia with the support of Liberal President Peter Pavel, on the basis of a discussion with the right-wing populist government of the country.
The dispute between the president and the government is escalating after Pavel said at the end of January that the foreign minister, head of the Motoristi party, was trying to blackmail him.
Protests in support of President Petr Pavel were held in more than 400 locations in the Czech Republic on Sunday. The protests were called for by the citizens' initiative A Million Moments for Democracy amid the dispute between the president and the right-wing populist government of Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, foreign news agencies report.
In more than 400 cities and communities, people take to the streets to stand behind Liberal President Petr Pavel in a dispute with the right-wing populist government.
In the Czech Republic, the right-wing populist government under Andrej Babis puts pressure on liberal President Petr Pavel. People throughout the country demonstrate out of solidarity with the head of state.
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der Standard DEOn Sunday there were rallies in more than 400 places to support President Pavel in his confrontation with the right-wing populists
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