New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Tens of thousands Czechs rallied Sunday in the capital and elsewhere to throw their weight behind President Petr Pavel in his dispute with the country's foreign minister.

The demonstrators packed the picturesque Old Town Square and some others had to gather at nearby Wenceslas Square where they watched the speeches on big screens.

Some waved Czech, Ukrainian and European Union flags, while others displayed posters with the popular president and banners that read: "Long Live Pavel."

Pavel's refusal to appoint a government minister representing the right-wing Motorists for Themselves Euro-skeptic party, which is led by Foreign Minister Petr Macinka, is at the core of the dispute.

Pavel said that Filip Turek was inel...