Czech political experts are warning that the government has no credible legal basis to prevent President Petr Pavel from attending the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara.
The assessment comes as tensions between the presidency and the prime minister’s office intensify over the composition of the country’s official delegation.
Aleš Michal, a political scientist at the Institute of Political Studies, told iDNES.
Aleš Michal, a political scientist at the Institute of Political Studies, told iDNES.cz that it is highly probable the president will file a lawsuit to challenge his exclusion.
Michal stated he could not envision Pavel backing down from his position, suggesting the legal battle is likely to proceed regardless of the government’s stance.
The dispute follows Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s decision to omit the president from the official delegation, a move that has escalated the ongoing power struggle within the Czech government.
While a constitutional lawyer previously dismissed the likelihood that a jurisdictional complaint would successfully block Pavel’s attendance, the current expert consensus indicates the government’s position is legally fragile.