Czech presidential election, 2013

Former PM Milos Zeman won the Czech Republic's presidential election at the second round on the 25-26 January 2013 - the first time the position has been decided by direct popular vote.

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OSCE: ODIHR: Czech Republic: Presidential Election, 11-12 January 2013 http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/97477

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BBC News, 11.01.13: Czech voters pick new president to replace Klaus http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20981421

BBC News, 12.01.13: Czech election: two candidates in second round run-off http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20999202

Deutsche Welle, 12.01.13: Zeman to face Schwarzenberg in Czech run-off http://www.dw.de/zeman-to-face-schwarzenberg-in-czech-run-off/a-16517569

EurActiv, 15.01.13: Czech presidential vote marks shift in EU relations http://www.euractiv.com/elections/czech-presidential-vote-marks-mi-news-517044

BBC News, 27.01.13: Czech election: Milos Zeman wins presidential poll http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21210495

EUObserver, 25.01.13: Bye-bye Mr Klaus! Bye-bye euroscepticism? http://euobserver.com/opinion/118860

EurActiv, 28.01.13: Czechs elect pro-European Miloš Zeman for president http://www.euractiv.com/elections/social-democrat-milos-zeman-elec-news-517386

France24, 27.11.13: Leftist former prime minister elected new Czech president http://www.france24.com/en/20130126-czech-republic-former-prime-minister-zeman-elected-new-president

Lidové noviny, 11.11.14: In a normal state Zeman would have to go (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE153431-In-a-normal-state-Zeman-would-have-to-go

Wikipedia: Miloš Zeman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo%C5%A1_Zeman

The Telegraph, 04.11.14: Czech president shocks nations in expletive-filled interview http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/czechrepublic/11207812/Czech-president-shocks-nations-in-expletive-filled-interview.html

The Conversation, 09.12.15: Meet Miloš Zeman – the Czech Republic’s answer to Donald Trump http://theconversation.com/meet-milos-zeman-the-czech-republics-answer-to-donald-trump-52036

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