PRAGUE - Retired general Petr Pavel held a 15 percentage point lead over billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis heading into a Jan 27-28 presidential run-off vote, a Czech Television poll showed on Saturday.
The poll showed Mr Pavel leading with 53 per cent compared to 38 per cent for Mr Babis with 9 per cent undecided. The post does not carry executive authority but has significant powers in appointing prime ministers, central bank chiefs and nominating judges for the constitutional court.Both Mr Pavel, a former general who held a senior Nato military job, and combative opposition leader Mr Babis, who served as prime minister from 2017-2021, would likely be more pro-Western than retiring incumbent Milos Zeman.
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