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The Cabinet of Petr Fiala is the current government of the Czech Republic, appointed on 17 December 2021. Following elections in October 2021, President Miloš Zeman asked Petr Fiala, as the leader of the Spolu alliance, to form a new government. [1] On 17 November 2021 Fiala presented Zeman with the names of his proposed cabinet, and Zeman ...
The Government of the Czech Republic ( Czech: Vláda České republiky) exercises executive power in the Czech Republic. The members of the government are the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (Chairman of the Government), the deputy prime minister and other ministers. It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Czech Republic .
The current constitution went in effect on 1 January 1993, [2] after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia . The Czech Republic has a multi-party system. Between 1993 and 2013, the two largest political parties were the centre-left Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) and centre-right Civic Democratic Party (ODS).
Prior to 2013, the president was selected by a joint session of the Parliament. Under Article 57 of the Constitution, no individual may be elected to more than two consecutive terms. The current president, Petr Pavel, was elected in the 2023 election, and assumed office on 9 March 2023.
They can authorise another member of the government to countersign and refuse to co-sign. Powers. One important power of the prime minister is the possibility of replacing the entire government by their decision and declare a state of emergency. The government must approve or cancel its decision within 24 hours of its announcement.
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, [14] it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
The Czech Republic is a parliamentary representative democracy, with the Prime Minister acting as head of government and the President acting as head of state . The first Prime Minister of the Czech Republic was Václav Klaus, who served as the second President from 7 March 2003 until 7 March 2013. The current and 13th Prime Minister is Petr ...
1 January. Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State, New Year's Day. Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok. Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia . closed. Two days before Easter. Good Friday. Velký pátek. Good Friday has been a public holiday since 2016.