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Petr Pavel wins the Presidency of the Czech Republic by a historic margin and record turnout

MADRID, 28 Ene.

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Petr Pavel wins the Presidency of the Czech Republic by a historic margin and record turnout

MADRID, 28 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Retired General Petr Pavel has won the Czech Republic's presidential election with an unprecedented lead over his rival, former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, and with a record turnout at the polls.

According to the official Czech news agency, CTK, the country's prime minister, Petr Fiala, has already congratulated Pavel on his victory, confirmed by the head of government with 98 percent of the votes officially counted.

At a press conference, Fiala, who had backed Pavel's candidacy, harshly criticized former Prime Minister Babis for the populism exhibited in "one of the most disgusting campaigns in modern history" of the country, marked by threats to the two candidates and an atmosphere of panic in relation to the war in Ukraine.

"Populism has been directly related to extremism, something extremely dangerous. It is good that there is a president in Prague Castle with the purpose of uniting different people and calming conflicts. I hope to work with President Pavel", he declared in a conference press collected by the Denik news portal.

Pavel has obtained approximately 57.8 percent of the votes compared to 42.1 percent for his rival, and with a participation of 70.2 percent, according to the provisional results published on the website of the national electoral commission of the country.