President of the Czech Republic
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The President of the Czech Republic is the country’s head of state, responsible for representing the nation abroad, appointing key officials, and performing ceremonial and constitutional duties.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state office
→
public office → |
| appointedBy | popular vote → |
| ceremonialRole | symbol of the state’s unity → |
| country | Czech Republic → |
| currentHolder | Petr Pavel → |
| currentHolderAssumedOffice | 9 March 2023 → |
| electedBy | citizens of the Czech Republic → |
| electionChange | direct election introduced in 2013 → |
| electionMethod | direct popular election → |
| electionSystem | two-round system → |
| firstHolder | Václav Havel → |
| flag | Standard of the President of the Czech Republic → |
| formationEvent | dissolution of Czechoslovakia → |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Czech Republic → |
| hasOfficialResidence | Lány Chateau → |
| hasPower |
appoint Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
→
appoint and recall heads of diplomatic missions → appoint judges of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic with Senate consent → appoint members of the Bank Board of the Czech National Bank → appoint other members of the Government of the Czech Republic on proposal of the Prime Minister → appoint university professors → confer state decorations → dismiss Government of the Czech Republic → grant amnesties → grant pardons → is commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic → negotiate and ratify international treaties → represent the state externally → return laws to the Chamber of Deputies (veto) → sign laws → |
| insignia | Seal of the President of the Czech Republic → |
| languageOfTitle | Czech → |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the Czech Republic → |
| location |
Czech Republic
→
Prague → |
| nativeLabel |
President of the Czech Republic
→
surface form: "Prezident České republiky"
|
| oathTo |
Constitution of the Czech Republic
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laws of the Czech Republic → |
| officeCreated | 1 January 1993 → |
| precededByOffice | President of Czechoslovakia → |
| previousElectionMethod | election by Parliament of the Czech Republic → |
| residence | Prague Castle → |
| roleIn | political system of the Czech Republic → |
| seat | Prague Castle → |
| style | His Excellency → |
| termLength | 5 years → |
| termLimit | maximum two consecutive terms → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Office of the President of the Czech Republic"
this entity surface form: "Prezident České republiky"