EFT Report, Prague: Former Czech leftist Prime Minister Milos Zeman won the race for the Czech presidency, data from the Czech Statistical Office showed on Jan. 26, 2013.
So far, Zeman was leading with more than 57 percent of the vote, while his rival, conservative Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg received about 42 percent after more than 90 percent of votes were counted.
The election, which began Friday (Jan. 25) afternoon, is the country's first direct presidential election. Previous presidents were appointed by parliament.
This second round of election is decisive as in the first round, Zeman gained 24.2 percent of the ballots while Karel Schwarzenberg pocketed 23.4 percent.
The new Czech president will exercise little day-to-day governance, but will represent the country in foreign affairs and will appoint candidates to the constitutional court and the central bank.
The new president is slated to be sworn in on March 8 this year.
So far, Zeman was leading with more than 57 percent of the vote, while his rival, conservative Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg received about 42 percent after more than 90 percent of votes were counted.
The election, which began Friday (Jan. 25) afternoon, is the country's first direct presidential election. Previous presidents were appointed by parliament.
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This second round of election is decisive as in the first round, Zeman gained 24.2 percent of the ballots while Karel Schwarzenberg pocketed 23.4 percent.
The new Czech president will exercise little day-to-day governance, but will represent the country in foreign affairs and will appoint candidates to the constitutional court and the central bank.
The new president is slated to be sworn in on March 8 this year.
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