I Am Not His Subordinate. Babiš Defended Himself Against Pavlo's Criticism for Arriving Late
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Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has defended himself against criticism from President Petr Pavel for arriving fifteen minutes late for Friday's meeting at Prague Castle. He sees the president's criticism as inappropriate. He stressed that he is not his subordinate.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš arrived at Friday's meeting with President Petr Pavel fifteen minutes late. "Somehow it didn't work out for me," he responded after Pavel pointed out his lateness. But this is not the first time that Babiš has had a problem with arriving on time. Such behavior is not an exception even among world politicians. According to experts, it may be a display of dominance.
A sharper exchange took place between the Czech president and the prime minister after their meeting on Friday morning. Petr Pavel considers Andrej Babiš's 15-minute delay "impolite" and sees it as a "signal". Andrej Babiš said that the head of state's remark was "inappropriate" and that the president should be more on top of things.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) has defended himself against criticism from President Petr Pavel for arriving fifteen minutes late for Friday's meeting at Prague Castle. He requested that the meeting be postponed, but this was not granted. He sees the president's criticism as inappropriate, he is not his subordinate, Babiš replied to a question from journalists after a meeting with his Belgian counterpart Bart De Wever.
Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and President Petr Pavel have had another tense meeting. Babiš arrived late for the joint meeting. According to the editorial team, this could have been retaliation for Pavel's harsh conversation on the eve of the meeting.
Former spokesman for former President Václav Havel and etiquette expert Ladislav Špaček considers Friday's fifteen-hour delay by Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) during his visit to Prague Castle to be a serious breach of protocol that is inexcusable. On the other hand, former castle protocol officer Miroslav Sklenář, who is now head of the cabinet of Foreign Minister Petr Macinka (Motoristé), would be conciliatory. He has experienced similar s…
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