Petr Pavel officially confirmed as winner of presidential elections

Former Czech Army chief of staff and chair of the NATOs Military Committee, Petr Pavel, has been confirmed as the winner of this year’s presidential elections by the Supreme Administrave Court, the Czech News Agency reported on Tuesday. The court review showed that his victory over ANO party leader Andrej Babiš was 298 votes higher than exected, the court announced via press release.

Petr Pavel beat Andrej Babiš in the January with more than 58 percent of voters casting their ballot in favour of the retired general.