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Populist billionaire vies with ex-general for top Czech post
Read full article: Populist billionaire vies with ex-general for top Czech postRetired army Gen. Petr Pavel is challenging populist billionaire Andrej Babis in the Czech presidential runoff vote for the largely ceremonial post that pits the political newcomer against the former prime minister.
Czech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote's 1st round
Read full article: Czech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote's 1st roundPopulist billionaire Andrej Babis is leading a field of eight candidates hoping to succeed Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post of the Czech president.
Warsaw university aims to shape future conservative lawyers
Read full article: Warsaw university aims to shape future conservative lawyersAn increasingly influential Polish Catholic legal institute has inaugurated a university in Warsaw that aims to educate a new generation of conservative lawyers in central Europe.
Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus efforts
Read full article: Vaccine skepticism hurts East European anti-virus effortsThat dilemma faces nations in southeastern Europe, where coronavirus vaccination campaigns are off to a slow start โ overshadowed by heated political debates and conspiracy theories. In countries like the Czech Republic, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania and Bulgaria, vaccine skeptics have included former presidents and even some doctors. โThere is a direct link between support for conspiracy theories and skepticism toward vaccination,โ a recent Balkan study warned. Djokovic has said he was against being forced to take a coronavirus vaccine in order to travel and compete but was keeping his mind open. In Bulgaria, widespread conspiracy theories hampered past efforts to deal with a measles outbreak.