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.


Statements (48)
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
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

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Czech government appointedBy President of the Czech Republic
Order of the White Lion awardingBody President of the Czech Republic
Czech Army commanderInChief President of the Czech Republic
Prague isSeatOf President of the Czech Republic
Prague Castle maintainedBy President of the Czech Republic
this entity surface form: "Office of the President of the Czech Republic"
President of the Czech Republic nativeLabel President of the Czech Republic
this entity surface form: "Prezident České republiky"
Václav Klaus positionHeld President of the Czech Republic

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