The idea of restoring Kundera's citizenship has been floated for years by authorities in the Czech Republic. In November 2018, prime minister Andrej Babiš announced that he had offered to restore the author and his wife Vera's citizenship after a three-hour meeting with them in their favourite Paris restaurant.
Umqondo wokubuyisa ubuzwe bukaKundera ubulokhu buntantiswa iminyaka yiziphathimandla zaseCzech Republic. NgoNovemba onyakeni we-2018, undunankulu u-Andrej Babiš wamemezela ukuthi uthembise ukubuyisa ubuzwe bombhali nonkosikazi wakhe uVera ngemuva komhlangano owathatha amahora amathathu nabo endaweni yokudlela abayithandayo eParis.