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Czech Republic holds presidential election

STORY: Czech Republic holds presidential election DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: Prague CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Prague and Prague Castle 2. various of posters 3. the three main candidates for president Andrej Babis, Danuse Nerudova, and Petr Pavel 4. polling station at a school in the center of Prague 5. people casting vote STORYLINE: Voters in the Czech Republic went to the polls on Friday to elect a new head of state for the next 5 years to succeed incumbent President Milos Zeman. Voting started at 2:00 p.m. on Friday and will continue on Saturday. About 8.3 million citizens are reportedly eligible to vote. Voters will choose from a pool of eight candidates. They are: former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, 68; member of the Chamber of Deputies Jaroslav Basta, 74; Senators Pavel Fischer, 57, and Marek Hilser, 46; economist Danuse Nerudova, 44, the only female candidate; retired General Petr Pavel, 61; entrepreneur Karel Divis, 46; and former university Rector Tomas Zima, 56. Ba

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Sir Paul Maxim Nurse, Danuse Nerudova

Danuse Nerudova, right, rector of the Mendel University, awards honorary doctorate to English geneticist and Professor in Microbiology Sir Paul Maxim Nurse, holder of 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, on January 31, 2020, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Sir Paul Maxim Nurse, Danuse Nerudova

Danuse Nerudova, right, rector of the Mendel University, awards honorary doctorate to English geneticist and Professor in Microbiology Sir Paul Maxim Nurse, holder of 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, on January 31, 2020, in Brno, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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plague commemorating Danuse Muzikarova

A plague commemorating Danuse Muzikarova who was shot dead at the age of 18 at the 1969 protest demonstration in Brno against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia was unveiled on November 15, 2019 in Brno, Czech Republic, within the Last Address project in memory of the Communist regime victims. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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plague commemorating Danuse Muzikarova

A plague commemorating Danuse Muzikarova who was shot dead at the age of 18 at the 1969 protest demonstration in Brno against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia was unveiled on November 15, 2019 in Brno, Czech Republic, within the Last Address project in memory of the Communist regime victims. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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plague commemorating Danuse Muzikarova

A plague commemorating Danuse Muzikarova who was shot dead at the age of 18 at the 1969 protest demonstration in Brno against the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia was unveiled on November 15, 2019 in Brno, Czech Republic, within the Last Address project in memory of the Communist regime victims. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Alois of Liechtenstein, Danuse Nerudova, Jiri Skladanka

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein, left, and Constantin Kinsky, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, center, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. On the right side is seen member of the Academic Senate Jiri Skladanka. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Alois of Liechtenstein, Danuse Nerudova, Jiri Skladanka

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein, left, and Constantin Kinsky, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, center, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. On the right side is seen member of the Academic Senate Jiri Skladanka. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Alois of Liechtenstein, Danuse Nerudova

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein, left, and Constantin Kinsky, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, right, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Danuse Nerudova, Constantin Kinsky

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein and Constantin Kinsky, right, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, left, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Alois of Liechtenstein, Danuse Nerudova

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein, left, and Constantin Kinsky, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, right, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Danuse Nerudova, Constantin Kinsky

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein and Constantin Kinsky, right, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, left, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Danuse Nerudova, Constantin Kinsky

Two descendants of prominent Czech noble families, Alois of Liechtenstein and Constantin Kinsky, right, received medals from the Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 14, 2019, on occasion of its 100th anniversary, mainly for their contributions to science, education, countryside and landscape cultivation. The university's rector Danuse Nerudova, left, said both noble families take wise care of the landscape, invest in rational land management and use natural resources sustainably. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2019. (CTK Photo/Igor Zehl)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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memorial plaque to Danuse Muzikarova, victim of Czechoslovak armed forces in August 1969, Brno

South Moravia Region Governor Bohumil Simek (not on the photo) lays a wreath to commemorative plaque for Danuse Muzikarova (corner of Moravske namesti square and Rasinova street), who was shot to death by communist Czechoslovak armed forces, Police and People's Militia (LM) in August 1969 on the first anniversary of the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968, in Brno, Czech Republic, on August 21, 2018. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)