The 61-year-old Pavel, who once headed the Czech army and the NATO Military Committee, won the first round with 35.40 per cent of the vote, ahead of former premier Babis, who he'll meet in a run-off in two weeks, with 34.99 per cent.
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Three candidates a billionaire ex-premier, a former NATO general and an economist lead the polls ahead of Friday's first round of Czech presidential election.
Babis has not yet confirmed whether he will attend the big televised debates scheduled for the coming weeks. Photo credit: Vlada.cz.
Prague, Jan 3 (CTK) - Ex-PM Andrej Babis refused to participate in a presidential candidate debate staged today by the tabloid Blesk, accusing the media of wanting
The winner of the election will move into Prague Castle in March. Photo credit: ZM / BD.
Prague, Nov 8 (CTK) - The deadline for presidential candidates to submit their candidacy papers for the January elections expired at 4pm yesterday, with 21 individuals having done so, about the same number a