Czech election and a bad case of cultural lag

Pro-NATO candidate Petr Pavel will replace the current, rather pro-Russian president in March, and the country’s loyalty to its NATO alliance is assured.

Retired army general Petr Pavel, left, beat populist Andrej Babis in the Jan. 28 Czech Republic election.Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

January 30, 2023

LONDON, U.K.— "I wish you a world without Babiš. Forget about Babiš. Try to live without Babiš," said former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš on Jan. 28 after his campaign for the presidency failed to convince the voters. "Stop waking up in the morning with hatred tow...

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