Article deals with objections to the method of nomination of candidates for the position of President of the Czech republic, which were discussed during the first direct election of the President of the Czech republic in 2013. This article defines these objections and thereafter gives answers, wheather these objections (in the opinion of the author) were legitimate or not.
Answers are based on the study of judicature and comparison of Czech legislation with legislations of the other 13 European Union countries in which the president is voted also in direct elections.