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Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel and Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova smile as they meet after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runof

Video. Petr Pavel wins Czech presidential race with record turnout

Updated: 29/01/2023 - 20:21 GMT+1

Retired general Petr Pavel secured a million more votes than his opponent Andrej Babis to win the Czech presidential election. There was record turnout for the second round of voting.

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