Scientist challenges incumbent in Czech presidential run-off
Jiri Drahos, a scientist in chemistry, is challenging Milos Zeman.
Voters in the Czech Republic are casting ballots in the second round of a presidential election, a run-off between the Russia-friendly incumbent and the former head of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
President Milos Zeman and Jiri Drahos, a scientist in chemistry, advanced to the second round after none of the nine candidates in the first round two weeks ago received a majority of votes.
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