Head of Constitutional Court: Pavel would have right to ignore Zeman's decision on my replacement

Pavel Rychetský, the current president of the Czech Constitutional Court, said on Czech television that the new president could, and even has to, ignore the decision of his predecessor if he appointed the head of the Constitutional Court at a time when the position is filled. Mr Rychetský said that the president cannot appoint someone to a position that is filled, adding that such a proposition is absurd.

Current president Miloš Zeman has previously stated that he intends to appoint the new head of the Constitutional Court, although the mandate of the current president Pavel Rychetský is due to end in August during the presidency of Petr Pavel, while Zeman's term ends in March.