President Pavel arrives to Národní třída

To commemorate the events of November 17, 1989, President Pavel also arrived today on Prague’s Národní třída just before 9:30. People applauded as he arrived, chanting “Thank you” and “Long live Pavel,” though there were also voices of dissent. Someone in the crowd urged Pavel in Russian to say what he did in 1989, addressing him as “comrade.” There were also calls of “About-face and leave” and occasional shouts of “Shame.”