Petr Pavel is the president of the Czech Republic.
Petr Pavel is the president of the Czech Republic [1][2]. He formally set the date of this year’s municipal and Senate elections, 9 and 10 October 2026, in June; under the amendment, local and regional elections are always held on Friday and Saturday of the first full week of October [1][2].
Absence from the municipal elections
On 2 October 2026 the communications department of the Kancelář prezidenta republiky announced that, because of a private trip abroad, Pavel will not take part in the vote in the election to the municipal council of Černouček in the Litoměřice area and that he regrets the planning error [1][2]. According to Prague Castle, he is travelling outside the European Union, remains in contact with the office and does not disclose specific places [1][2]. In his working schedule he is to continue on 19 October 2026 with the reception of ambassadors [1][2]. Political scientist Jan Kubáček described the head of state’s absence from the municipal elections as nothing fatal but somewhat unfortunate, because heads of state have traditionally associated themselves with the elections and urged people to take part in them [1].
Reception of an ambassador
According to Blesk, on Tuesday 29 September 2026 Pavel received at Prague Castle the credentials of the new Chinese ambassador Zhou Qian [3].
Pages linking here
- Andrej Babiš's response to the Russian ambassador's remarks (2026)
- Exhibition of the Czech Coronation Jewels 2026
- National Saint Wenceslas Pilgrimage
- Opening of Reading to Children Week in Ostrava (2026)
- President Pavel's absence from municipal elections in Černouček (October 2026)
- Reduction in the Number of Czech Soldiers on NATO's Eastern Flank (2026)
- Saint Wenceslas
- Third government of Andrej Babiš
- Vote of no confidence in the government of Andrej Babiš (October 2026)
Chronology
- — Prime Minister Andrej Babiš met President Petr Pavel, and they discussed the response to a possible Russian attack in the Baltics and the agenda of the next Bezpečnostní rada státu. → iROZHLAS Seznam Zprávy
- — Seven key-holders returned the coronation jewels to the Korunní komora of St Vitus Cathedral after an exhibition that around 36,600 people visited in two weeks. → ČTK / České noviny ČTK / České noviny
- — President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš were to receive Romanian President Nicușor Dan in Prague, with the security of NATO’s eastern flank to be the topic of the talks. → ČTK / České noviny iDNES.cz
- — President Petr Pavel met experts on public finances, who described the situation as serious. Novinky.cz Echo24
- — Because of a stay abroad, President Petr Pavel will not take part in the vote in the election to the municipal council of Černouček in the Litoměřice area; the presidential office said he regrets the planning error. ČTK / České noviny Echo24
Sources
- ČTK / České noviny — 2 October 2026
- Novinky.cz — 2 October 2026
- Blesk.cz — 2 October 2026