Breaking news: In the election held yesterday and today in Czechia, which has a population of approximately 11 million, the former Prime Minister and Chairman of the Main opposition party, the Immortal People’s Movement (ANO), Andrej Babis, and former Chief of Staff Petr Pavel competed.
In the country, where there are approximately 8 million 250 thousand voters, according to unofficial results, former Chief of General Staff Pavel received 57 percent of the votes, and ANO Chairman Babis received 43 percent.
Confessing defeat in the election where the turnout rate was 70 percent, Babis congratulated his opponent.
In the country where 90 percent of the votes are counted, it is stated that the votes that have not yet been counted will not change the result.
Meanwhile, congratulations began to come to Pavel from abroad.
Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen congratulated Pavel in his Twitter post and wished him success in his new position. Van der Bellen noted that he was ready to cooperate closely with his counterpart.
Slovak President Zuzana Caputova congratulated Pavel and stated that she is looking forward to the cooperation and meetings she will hold with the new President. (AA)