Parliamentary committee to consider disciplinary action against MP Ševčík

The Czech lower house's mandate and immunity committee will consider whether to launch disciplinary proceedings against MP Miroslav Ševčík (Freedom and Direct Democracy Party) over a remark made during a parliamentary session. Michaela Šebelová (Mayors and Independents) filed the complaint after Ševčík reportedly shouted "menopause" following her speech on October 21. She considers the remark personally offensive and is demanding an apology. Ševčík has dismissed the controversy as exaggerated, arguing that the word is neither vulgar nor offensive and claiming it was a reference to repeated requests for breaks in proceedings, rather than a personal remark directed at Šebelová.