Joint Parliament session to inaugurate Pavel to be declared this month

A joint session of the two houses of the Czech Parliament to inaugurate Petr Pavel as president will take place on 2 pm on March 9. The date was confirmed on Wednesday evening by the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová Adamová, after a meeting with Mr. Pavel, Prime Minister Petr Fiala and Senate Speaker Miloš Vystrčil.

The lower house speaker will convene the session at the end of this month, after the deadline for judicial review of the presidential elections has passed.

Mr. Pavel is due to take part in a Senate session on 29 March and has said he will also attend crucial lower house meetings.