nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20211011-181944-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 211011s2021||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20211011-181944-0 doi eng 342 23 Vikarská, Zuzana Author aut Post-Electoral Changes in Czechia with a Hospitalised Head of State Vikarská, Zuzana Verfassungsblog 2021-10-11 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier The Czech Republic held parliamentary elections this past weekend, on 8 and 9 October 2021. The party of the incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Babiš was defeated, albeit by a small margin, and for the first time in its history, the country will most likely be led by a government composed of no less than five political entities. Constitutionally (and traditionally), the President of the Republic moderates the post-electoral negotiations between the parties, convenes the first meeting of the newly established Chamber of Deputies, and appoints the new Prime Minister and the government. However, President Miloš Zeman was taken to hospital yesterday, on the day after the general elections, and remains hospitalised at an intensive care unit. Could the President’s illness at this very crucial moment cause a constitutional stalemate? CC BY-SA 4.0 constitutional convention Constitutional Law Head of State parliamentary elections Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/post-electoral-changes-in-czechia-with-a-hospitalised-head-of-state/ raw object