PM: Pavel's election "victory of decency and democracy"
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala congratulated Petr Pavel on his election victory calling it a victory of human decency, democracy and Western values. He said Mr. Pavel’s victory would give him a strong mandate and he looked forward to working with him from day one. Congratulations and words of support have also come from Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, Minister for EU affairs Mikuláš Bek and other members of the government and the Czech Parliament.