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Petr Pavel won by a landslide: 58 percent to Andrej Babis' 42 represent is unusually high margin in a run-off election, on record voter turnout (70 percent, a number not seen since the 1990s) (Photo: Twitter)

How Pavel won big as new Czech president — and why it matters

The decisive victory over Andrej Babis in the run-off elections last weekend secured Petr Pavel — a retired army general and former chairman of the Nato military committee — the position of Czech president for the next five years.

Strictly speaking, the victory will have little direct effect on domestic policy making. The Czech Republic has a parliamentary system where prime ministers govern.

Still, Pavel's success is signifi...

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Ivo Plsek is an assistant professor at the Masaryk University in the Czech Republic.

Petr Pavel won by a landslide: 58 percent to Andrej Babis' 42 represent is unusually high margin in a run-off election, on record voter turnout (70 percent, a number not seen since the 1990s) (Photo: Twitter)

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Ivo Plsek is an assistant professor at the Masaryk University in the Czech Republic.

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