Interior minister wants to discuss revision of presidential election legislation

Interior Minister Vít Rakušan stated on Saturday that he intends to discuss within his ministry the preparations regarding changes in the law on the election of the country’s head of state. The discussions are to take place after the upcoming presidential election. He said that different interpretations of the current law can lead to questions that are now only solvable via a Supreme Administrative Court decision.

Among the issues within the current legislation is the question of whether a deputy in the lower-house or a senator can sign more than one candidate lists. Another issue of contention is whether signatures from senators and deputies who are no longer in that function but where when they signed the candidate list are still valid.

The statement comes after the ministry announced which prospective candidates fulfilled the legal requirements to run for office.