Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:56:07 +0200https://english.radio.cz/klara-vesela-samkova-still-determined-win-seat-constitutional-court-8076946© 2026 Radio Prague International A bitter dispute erupted last week between President Vaclav Klaus and the Senate, over the appointment of new members of the Constitutional Court. Three out of four candidates nominated by President Klaus were rejected by the Senate in voting on Wednesday, something that prompted severe criticism from the President's Office. Among the three unsuccessful candidates was the human rights lawyer Klara Vesela-Samkova, best known for her work defending members of the country's Roma minority. Rob Cameron has been speaking to Mrs Vesela-Samkova, and has this report. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/samkova_vesela_klara.jpg?timestamp=1590267219 https://english.radio.cz/klara-vesela-samkova-still-determined-win-seat-constitutional-court-8076946 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9