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Czech Republic to hold presidential elections in January
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 01 - 10 - 2012

AlQa'dah 15, 1433, Oct 1, 2012, SPA -- The first ever direct presidential elections in the
Czech Republic are to take place on January 11 and 12, Senate
President Milan Stech announced in Prague on Monday, according to dpa.
The race is expected to be a close contest between independent
candidate Jan Fischer and former Social Democrat prime minister Milos
Zeman.
The two candidates are likely to take part in a run-off two weeks
after the first round, according to a recent opinion poll by ppm
factum.
The Czech president has a mostly ceremonial role and is elected
for a five-year term. President Vaclav Klaus is to leave office in
March after serving two full terms.


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