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Post by sevenofnine on Jan 28, 2023 12:22:09 GMT -5
He also fought for Czech independance too Ex-general Petr Pavel has won another gritty campaign -- this time at the ballot box. The bearded 61-year-old, a decorated veteran who took part in a high-stakes peacekeeping mission in the Balkans and represented his country as a top-tier NATO general, was voted Czech president on Saturday, beating billionaire ex-prime minister Andrej Babiš. With the ballots from 97% of almost 15,000 polling stations counted by the Czech Statistics Office, Pavel had 57.8% of the vote compared with 42.2% for Babiš. Though Czech presidents wield little day-to-day power, Pavel will have influence over foreign policy and government opinion, as well as the power to appoint prime ministers, constitutional judges and central bankers. www.euronews.com/2023/01/28/petr-pavel-polygot-and-war-hero-who-swept-to-the-czech-presidency
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