Academic aims to unseat pro-Russian president in tight Czech run-off


  • World
  • Friday, 26 Jan 2018

FILE PHOTO - Czech presidential candidate Jiri Drahos greets his supporters during his campaign ahead of an election run-off, in Prague, Czech Republic January 22, 2018. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

(This version of the January 26th story corrects number of asylum applications in paragraph 10 to make clear they refer to just the month of November)

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos is seeking to unseat anti-immigration political veteran Milos Zeman, who has sought closer relations with Russia and China, in a tight run-off in the Czech presidential election which started on Friday.

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