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Former NATO general Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential vote
By Agence France-Presse
Jan 30, 2023 12:02 am

Prague, Czech Republic: Retired NATO general Petr Pavel beat a billionaire former prime minister in an election run-off on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) to become the fourth president of the Czech Republic, final results showed.

Pavel, a former paratrooper, won 58.3 percent of votes while Andrej Babis scored 41.7 percent, said the Czech Statistical Office.

Presidential candidate Petr Pavel, former Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Army, and his wife Eva arrive for a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic on Jan. 28, 2023 (January 29 in Manila), after Pavel became the fourth president of the Czech Republic according to official results. AFP PHOTO 

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