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| Czech president Miloš Zeman wins second five-year term | Czech president Miloš Zeman wins second five-year term |
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| Pro-Russian leader receives 51.8% of votes in runoff against political newcomer Jiri Drahos | |
| Associated Press in Prague | |
| Sat 27 Jan 2018 15.35 GMT | |
| Last modified on Sat 27 Jan 2018 16.40 GMT | |
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| The Czech president, Miloš Zeman, has been elected to a second five-year term after winning a runoff vote. | The Czech president, Miloš Zeman, has been elected to a second five-year term after winning a runoff vote. |
| Results from the Czech Statistical Office on Saturday showed Zeman receiving 51.8% of the votes cast in the two-day, second-round election, with nearly all the ballots counted. His opponent, the former head of the Academy of Sciences, Jiří Drahoš, had 48.2%. | Results from the Czech Statistical Office on Saturday showed Zeman receiving 51.8% of the votes cast in the two-day, second-round election, with nearly all the ballots counted. His opponent, the former head of the Academy of Sciences, Jiří Drahoš, had 48.2%. |
| Drahoš conceded defeat to Zeman. “I would like to congratulate election winner Milos Zeman,” he told a crowd of supporters. | Drahoš conceded defeat to Zeman. “I would like to congratulate election winner Milos Zeman,” he told a crowd of supporters. |
| Zeman is the country’s third president – after Václav Havel and Václav Klaus – since Czechoslovakia was split in 1993. The 73-year-old former prime minister was elected in 2013 during the republic’s first presidential election to be decided by voters, not politicians. | Zeman is the country’s third president – after Václav Havel and Václav Klaus – since Czechoslovakia was split in 1993. The 73-year-old former prime minister was elected in 2013 during the republic’s first presidential election to be decided by voters, not politicians. |
| Since then, he has divided the nation with his pro-Russia stance and support for closer ties with China. Drahoš, a 68-year-old political newcomer, was viewed as more western-oriented. | Since then, he has divided the nation with his pro-Russia stance and support for closer ties with China. Drahoš, a 68-year-old political newcomer, was viewed as more western-oriented. |
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