Normal Petr Pavel defeated Andrej Babis and have become the brand new Czech president. He obtained congratulations from Polish political representatives, though they didn’t all agree along with his insurance policies.
Just a few days earlier than the second spherical of Czech presidential elections, the nation’s former prime minister Andrej Babis shocked Czech and Polish public opinion by saying that within the occasion of a conflict with Russia he would demand his nation’s non-compliance with Article 5 of NATO, which in observe would imply not offering army support to Poland.
Though Babis quickly backed down, his phrases brought on a stir in Poland. Petr Pavel took benefit of the state of affairs by assuring Poles that his opponent “doesn’t communicate for the Czech Republic” and introduced that his nation will abide by worldwide agreements.
Polish politicians congratulated the brand new Czech president on social media.
“Congratulations to Petr Pavel on the election victory. The Polish-Czech partnership is the guarantor of the safety of our area. Collectively we will obtain so much,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter.
“Right this moment the presidential elections in our neighboring nation, the Czech Republic, got here to an finish. Normal Petr Pavel was elected the brand new President of the Czech Republic! Pricey Mr. President, warmest congratulations and greetings from Poland! You’re cordially invited to go to Warsaw!” Polish President Andrzej Duda mentioned in a Twitter put up.
Petr Pavel, who represents pro-European democratic circles, has little in frequent with the conservative Polish authorities. In contrast to Poland’s ruling Legislation and Justice social gathering, the politician is a proponent of same-sex marriage and baby adoption by non-heteronormative couples, euthanasia and the Czech Republic’s entry into the eurozone.
What connects the Czech president-elect most with the Polish authorities is his anti-Russian stance. It’s attainable that after Pavel’s swearing-in, we are going to witness strengthening and intensification of cooperation between Poland and the Czech Republic with the intention of offering army and logistical help to Ukraine.
(Bartosz Sieniawski | EURACTIV.pl)