Greens: time to consider Klaus’ removal

The Green Party chairman Ondřej Liška made a statement on Friday saying it is time to consider the removal of the president from office. Mr Liška said that President Klaus has overstepped his constitutional authority in conditioning his signing of the Lisbon Treaty once it had already been ratified by Parliament. The removal of a president from office as per the Czech constitution requires an act of parliament that he is unfit for office, or his impeachment on grounds of treason. Other politicians however, such as Karel Schwarzenberg or TOP 09 and Cyril Svoboda of the Christian Democrats, while not condoning the president’s decision, have said it is within the law.