Fiala: Zeman will not appoint head of Constitutional Court

President Miloš Zeman will not appoint the new head of the Constitutional Court during his mandate, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said at an evening press conference after his meeting with the president at his chateau in Lány on Sunday. The prime minister said he asked Mr Zeman not to take such a step and the president granted his request.

The current head of the Constitutional Court, Pavel Rychetský, is retiring in August. Mr Zeman had been considering naming his successor before March 8, when Petr Pavel will take over as Czechia's president.

Mr Fiala restated his opinion that the appointment of the new head of the Constitutional Court by the outgoing president would cause instability in the entire judicial system.