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Bohemia faced sharp overnight frost, while Moravia and Silesia saw continuing snowfall, the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute reported. The coldest point was recorded in the frost basins of the Šumava and Ore Mountains, where temperatures dropped to around –25 °C. Cloud cover kept temperatures higher in Moravia, which had widespread snowfall; the Beskydy Mountains saw up to 15 cm of new snow, according to the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute.

Two parties in the emerging coalition - the Motorists and SPD - are pushing for the age of criminal liability in Czechia to be lowered from 15 to 14 years. Their coalition partner ANO says the debate is legitimate. According to Chief Public Prosecutor Lenka Bradáčová, the discussion is warranted in light of a rising number of violent crimes committed by minors. She argues that that for the most serious offences, it is appropriate — with input from psychologists and psychiatrists — to examine whether 13- and 14-year-olds possess the mental capacity required for criminal responsibility. Experts caution, however, that setting a precise age is impossible, as adolescence develops individually.

ANO leader Andrej Babiš remains the sole candidate for prime minister in the emerging three-party coalition, party vice-chair Karel Havlíček said in a debate on TV Nova on Saturday.

According to Havlíček, Babiš will meet President Petr Pavel’s demand to resolve his conflict of interest linked to ownership of the Agrofert holding.

Pavel stated earlier this week that he would appoint Babiš prime minister only if he publicly explained how he intends to address the issue beforehand.

Babiš later said that it made no sense for him to take irreversible steps concerning his conflict of interest unless he had a certainty that he would be appointed to the top government post.

He expects to submit the coalition’s list of ministerial candidates to the president by November 28 at the latest.

The current state of Czech-German relations demonstrates how deeply-rooted historical burdens can be overcome through sustained dialogue, Rudolf Jindrák, co-chair of the Czech-German Discussion Forum and Czech ambassador to Slovakia, said at the forum’s annual conference at Prague’s Černín Palace on Saturday.

Bernd Posselt, the highest political representative of the Sudeten Germans, stated that the shared task of Czechs and Germans is to understand their history and draw lessons for the present and future.

Posselt, who heads the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft, described the plan to hold next year’s Sudeten German Congress in Brno as a logical step in the steady, harmonious development of relations between the Czech Republic and Germany.

The event, representing Germans expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II and their descendants, is scheduled for 22–25 May and will mark the 76th edition. Sudeten Germans were invited to hold the session in Brno by the Meeting Brno festival.