 Petr Pavel gives speech on the balcony of thethird courtyard of the Prague Castle shortly after taking theoath of office. | |
| Date | March 9, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-09) |
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| Location | Prague Castle,Prague |
| Participants | Petr Pavel 4th president of the Czech Republic — Assuming office Miloš Vystrčil President of the Czech Senate — Administering oath Petr Fiala Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Markéta Pekarová Adamová President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic |
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Theinauguration ofPetr Pavel asPresident of the Czech Republic took place on 9 March 2023 at a ceremonial joint meeting of both chambers of theParliament of the Czech Republic in theVladislav Hall ofPrague Castle.[1] This is the seventh inauguration in the history of the independentCzech Republic.
The inauguration of Petr Pavel follows the2023 Czech presidential election, in which Petr Pavel defeatedAndrej Babiš gaining of 58.32% of votes in second round.
The preparation of the inauguration was ensured by the Office of the President of the Republic headed by Vratislav Mynář, the Office of the Chamber of Deputies headed by Martin Plíšek and the team of President-elect Petr Pavel led by the future head of the Office of the President of the Republic Jana Vohralíková.
The place of inauguration became the Vladislav Hall, in which all Czechoslovak and Czech inaugurations were held since 1934. Originally, the participation of foreign heads of state was intended, but in the end this idea was abandoned.[2]
The inauguration was attended by around 850 guests, mainly deputies and senators of the Parliament of the Czech Republic, members of thegovernment of the Czech Republic, former presidents of the republic with their wives andDagmar Havlová and the President of the Constitutional Court of the Czech RepublicPavel Rychetský. The inauguration was also attended by representatives of the judiciary, the academic community, theArmy of the Czech Republic, security forces, diplomatic guests, the family of Petr Pavel and other guests invited by Petr Pavel.[2][3]
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