Former NATO general Petr Pavel becomes new President of Czech Republic

Former NATO general Petr Pavel becomes new President of Czech Republic

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Category : International Published on: January 31 2023

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  • Petr Pavel, a former chairman of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military committee, has become the new president of the Czech Republic.
  • The ex-general will replace Milos Zeman, whose second term ends in March.
  • Pavel, 61, defeated billionaire Andrej Babis in a run-off vote.
  • Babis has served as Czech prime minister from 2017-2021.
  • Pavel will be the fourth Czech president since the country's independence following its peaceful split with Slovakia in 1993.
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