His calm, his attentiveness, his rides in Harley Davidson to meet the deep country and his prestigious military career to the top of NATO conquered the Czechs.
In the period of warlike tumults that Europe is going through, the latter have therefore chosen to bring Petr Pavel, a former chief of staff with a proud appearance and European and liberal convictions, to the presidency of the Czech Republic, to more than 58% of the vote.
A profile that turns the page on the Zeman era, a presidency marked by multiple internal scandals, attempts to abuse power and dangerous relations with Russia and China.
His inauguration will take place on March 9.
By choosing General Pavel as an antidote to the divisions that run through it, the Czech Republic also wanted to reject its rival, the billionaire former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, a populist who had approached the Hungarian Viktor Orban and had adopted a rather pacifist line on the war.
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