Central European Political Crises: Czech, Romanian, and Hungarian Developments
Czech constitutional court rules president must attend NATO summit; Romanian parliament rejects new government; Hungarian politician Magyar unveils reform plans for a new constitution.
The Czech Constitutional Court has issued a preliminary injunction in the dispute between President Petr Pavel and Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, ruling that the president must attend the NATO summit. This partially resolves the ongoing conflict between the two political opponents. President Pavel had sued the prime minister over NATO attendance, and the case has now reached the constitutional court, which is expected to take it up on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Romania's political crisis has intensified as parliament rejected the new government led by center-right politician Adrian Veștea. He failed to secure the 233 votes needed to become prime minister.
In Hungary, a politician named Magyar has announced reform plans to draft a new constitution and oust top appointees of Viktor Orbán. Speaking for nearly an hour, he described the “mafia” that had overtaken the country during his predecessor's time.
