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Retired Czech army general Pavel wins presidential election

Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel, right, and Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala address media after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel with his wife Eva arrives to greet his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel addresses his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel arrives to greet his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel with his wife Eva addresses his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel shake hands with his supporter after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel greets his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel greets his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel with his wife Eva greets his supporters after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Czech Republic's President elect Petr Pavel smiles as he meets with Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova after announcement of the preliminary results of the presidential runoff in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) Presidential candidate and former Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, center, talks to members of the media after he conceded defeat at the presidential elections runoff, flanked by members of his election team in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Retired army General Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote on Saturday to become the new Czech president. Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) Presidential candidate and former Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, talks to members of media in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Retired army General Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote on Saturday to become the new Czech president. Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) Presidential candidate and former Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, front left, kisses his wife Monika at a press conference in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023. Retired army General Petr Pavel defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote on Saturday to become the new Czech president. Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
Retired Czech army general Pavel wins presidential election