Head of Constitutional Court says court would rule quickly on dispute

The head of the Constitutional Court, Pavel Rychetský said earlier on Friday that – if petitioned by lawmakers - the court would rule quickly on the matter of public and private voting in the presidential election. It is conceivable, he suggested, that the Senate vote could be secret, while the Chamber of Deputies vote would remain public, although the results of both would be revealed only after both proceedings had ended. The Czech Constitution allows for both options of voting. Some observers have already stated that if lawmakers' fail to agree on procedure in Friday’s election, it could lead to a “constitutional crisis”.