Havel still seen as Czechia’s best post-communist president, poll finds

Former president Václav Havel remains the Czech public’s top-rated president since the fall of communism, according to a new STEM/MARK poll. Václav Klaus ranked second, while current President Petr Pavel slipped to third after placing second in the previous survey. Former president Miloš Zeman remained last. Respondents gave Pavel an average school-style grade of 2.9, down from 2.6 last autumn. Pollsters say his decline may reflect tensions with some government supporters. Havel remains especially popular among better-educated voters, while Zeman performs better among less-educated respondents. The survey questioned just over 1,000 adults.