President Zeman to meet with successor Pavel

President Miloš Zeman will meet with his successor Petr Pavel on the morning of Monday, February 13 at the presidential chateau in Lány, Mr Pavel said on Friday at a press conference. He further stated that he was the one to suggest a date to the incumbent head of state and that President Zeman accepted. The president's spokesperson, Jiří Ovčáček, has confirmed the date on his Twitter account.

There had previously been some uncertainty over whether the two would meet before the president-elect's inauguration, with Mr Pavel saying that he expected the current head of state to be the one to initiate such a meeting and that he saw no reason to request one himself.