{"id":395777,"date":"2018-01-27T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-27T15:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=395777"},"modified":"2018-01-27T15:11:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-27T15:11:58","slug":"czech-president-zeman-wins-second-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/01\/czech-president-zeman-wins-second-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech president Zeman wins second term"},"content":{"rendered":"
Czech President Milos Zeman has won a second five-year term in office following a tight run-off vote against rival Jiri Drahos.<\/p>\n
Mr Zeman, a pro-Russia and strident opponent of immigration, took 52% of the vote, narrowly beating Mr Drahos, a pro-EU academic with no prior political experience, Czech television reports.<\/p>\n
Saturday’s ballot was the second round for the presidential candidates.<\/p>\n
In the first round, Mr Zeman had 38.6% of the vote while Mr Drahos won 26.6%.<\/p>\n
Casting his vote on Friday, Mr Zeman said Mr Drahos lacked experience.<\/p>\n
“My opponent is someone who has not yet practised politics,” he said.<\/p>\n