The Czech Republic's presidential election this weekend pits a retired general, a billionaire ex-prime minister and an economics professor in a battle to replace Milos Zeman, the retiring heavyweight of the country's post-communist era. Andrej Babis, the former government head who now leads the opposition, would bring policy clashes with the Central European country's centre-right cabinet and is likely to maintain his friendly relations with Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.
The Czech Republic s presidential election this weekend pits a retired general, a billionaire ex-prime minister and an economics professor in a battle to replace Milos Zeman, the retiring heavyweight