Point president, match Babiš? Czechia's government stand-off is over—for now

Babiš's government survived the no-confidence vote, but President Pavel won the battle over Turek's appointment. Political scientists explain the paradox.

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Written by Expats.cz Staff Published on 05.02.2026 09:51:00 (updated on 05.02.2026) Reading time: 4 minutes

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Turek / Pavel / Babiš
Turek / Pavel / Babiš. Photos via open source

A dramatic two-week political standoff between President Petr Pavel and the coalition government ended Tuesday with a paradoxical outcome: Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's government survived a no-confidence vote, but the president emerged as the clear winner of the underlying conflict, according to politcal insiders.

The outcome of the ongoing rift was shaped largely by Sunday’s massive protest in Prague, where tens of thousands of people rallied in support of the president’s decision not to appoint Filip Turek as minister of the environment.

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More broadly, the episode underscored the limits facing Prime Minister Babiš, who found it increasingly impractical to govern without the backing of either the public or the president.

In the coming weeks, attention will reveal how the standoff reshapes those relations between the president and the government. Here's what to expect:

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