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Czech Sen. Fischer in Taipei

Czech Sen. Pavel Fischer (L) and Taiwanese Foreign Minister Wu Jaushieh pose for a photo in Taipei on Dec. 5, 2023. Taiwan's Foreign Ministry awarded Fischer a medal of friendship for his contributions to promoting closer relations between the two sides.

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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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Pavel Fischer, Milos Vystrcil, Jiri Ruzicka

Senate leaders, Senate head Milos Vystrcil, from left, Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka and the chairman of the Senate foreign committee Pavel Fischer condemned the suspected involvement of Russian secret services in a Czech ammunition store blast in 2014 as an act of state terrorism, and Vystrcil said PM Andrej Babis should initiate joint steps against the growth of Russian influence in NATO and the EU. We must get rid of the Russian influence penetrating Czech political, social and economic structures, he said in Prague, Czech Republic, April 18, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Jiri Ruzicka, Pavel Fischer

Senate leaders, Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka, left, and the chairman of the Senate foreign committee Pavel Fischer condemned the suspected involvement of Russian secret services in a Czech ammunition store blast in 2014 as an act of state terrorism, and Senate head Milos Vystrcil said PM Andrej Babis should initiate joint steps against the growth of Russian influence in NATO and the EU. We must get rid of the Russian influence penetrating Czech political, social and economic structures, he said in Prague, Czech Republic, April 18, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Milos Vystrcil, Pavel Fischer, Jiri Ruzicka, Su Tseng-chang, Taiwan

L-R Head of Czech Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer, Czech Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka and Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil meet Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang, 2nd from right, in Taipei, Taiwan, September 2, 2020. Milos Vystrcil, accompanied by a 90-member delegation, comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, came to Taiwan on Sunday, August 30, where he will stay until Friday, September 4, 2020. Vystrcil, one of the highest world politicians to visit Taiwan in the modern history, will meet supreme Taiwanese representatives, such as President Tsai Ing-wen, Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang, parliament head You Si-kun and several ministers. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Milos Vystrcil, Pavel Fischer, Jiri Ruzicka, Su Tseng-chang, Taiwan

L-R (front) Head of Czech Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer, Czech Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka and Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil meet Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang, 2nd from right, in Taipei, Taiwan, September 2, 2020. Milos Vystrcil, accompanied by a 90-member delegation, comprised of politicians, businesspeople, representatives of scientific and culture institutions and journalists, came to Taiwan on Sunday, August 30, where he will stay until Friday, September 4, 2020. Vystrcil, one of the highest world politicians to visit Taiwan in the modern history, will meet supreme Taiwanese representatives, such as President Tsai Ing-wen, Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang, parliament head You Si-kun and several ministers. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Lumir Aschenbrenner, Milos Vystrcil, Jiri Ruzicka, Pavel Fischer, Tomas Golan

L-R Czech senator Lumir Aschenbrenner, Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka, Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer and senator Tomas Golan pose with flight attendants before before landing in Taiwan, on August 30, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Pavel Fischer, Milos Vystrcil, Pavel Divis, Jiri Ruzicka, Lumir Kantor

L-R Head of Czech Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer, Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber president Pavel Divis, Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka and right Head of Senate Committee for Social Policy and Health Care Lumir Kantor attend a press briefing before Senate delegation's departure for Taiwan to present details and programme of visit by Senate chairman Vystrcil and another seven senators, on August 27, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Milos Vystrcil, Pavel Fischer, Jiri Ruzicka, Lumir Kantor

L-R Czech Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, Head of Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer, Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka and Head of Senate Committee for Social Policy and Health Care Lumir Kantor attend a press briefing before Senate delegation's departure for Taiwan to present details and programme of visit by Senate chairman Vystrcil and another seven senators, on August 27, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Pavel Divis, Pavel Fischer, Milos Vystrcil, Jiri Ruzicka, Lumir Kantor

L-R Czech-Taiwanese Business Chamber president Pavel Divis, Head of Czech Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer, Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka and Head of Senate Committee for Social Policy and Health Care Lumir Kantor attend a press briefing before Senate delegation's departure for Taiwan to present details and programme of visit by Senate chairman Vystrcil and another seven senators, on August 27, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Pavel Fischer, Milos Vystrcil, Jiri Ruzicka

Head of Czech Senate committee for foreign affairs, defence and security Pavel Fischer, left, Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, center, and Senate deputy chairman Jiri Ruzicka, right, attend a press briefing before Senate delegation's departure for Taiwan to present details and programme of visit by Senate chairman Vystrcil and another seven senators, on August 27, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Krumphanzl)

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Milos Vystril, Mike Pompeo, Pavel Fischer, Stephen B, King

L-R Czech Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senate foreign, defence and security committee head Pavel Fischer and U.S. Ambassador to Prague Stephen King meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Milos Vystril, Mike Pompeo, Pavel Fischer, Stephen B, King

L-R Czech Senate chairman Milos Vystrcil, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Senate foreign, defence and security committee head Pavel Fischer and U.S. Ambassador to Prague Stephen King meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Funeral of Miloslava Kalibova, the last survivor of the Lidice village burnt down by Nazis

Czech Senator Pavel Fischer lays flowers during funeral of Miloslava Kalibova, the last survivor of the Lidice village burnt down by Nazis, who died in late December aged 96, on January 7, 2020, in Prague, Czech Republic. On the photo is see(CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Pavel Fischer

Senator Pavel Fischer, head of upper house committee for foreign, defence and security affairs (VOZB) speaks during a briefing on Chinese technology companies, on December 17, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Pavel Fischer

Senator Pavel Fischer, head of upper house committee for foreign, defence and security affairs (VOZB) speaks during a briefing on Chinese technology companies, on December 17, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Pavel Fischer

Senator Pavel Fischer, head of upper house committee for foreign, defence and security affairs (VOZB) speaks during a briefing on Chinese technology companies, on December 17, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Pavel Fischer

Senator Pavel Fischer, head of upper house committee for foreign, defence and security affairs (VOZB) speaks during a briefing on Chinese technology companies, on December 17, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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PAVEL FISCHER, VACLAV MORAVEC, JOLYON NAEGELE

Senator Pavel Fischer (2nd left) and former Voice of America reporter and former head of UN mission in Kosovo Jolyon Naegele (left) speak about foreign policy of Czechia and other Central and East European countries, influence of superpowers on the region, spheres of interests of the East and the West, situation in the Balkans during the Questions of Vaclav Moravec (right) TV political discussion programme in Prague, Czech Republic, December 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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PAVEL FISCHER, VACLAV MORAVEC, JOLYON NAEGELE

Senator Pavel Fischer (2nd left) and former Voice of America reporter and former head of UN mission in Kosovo Jolyon Naegele (left) speak about foreign policy of Czechia and other Central and East European countries, influence of superpowers on the region, spheres of interests of the East and the West, situation in the Balkans during the Questions of Vaclav Moravec (right) TV political discussion programme in Prague, Czech Republic, December 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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PAVEL FISCHER, VACLAV MORAVEC, JOLYON NAEGELE

Senator Pavel Fischer (left) and former Voice of America reporter and former head of UN mission in Kosovo Jolyon Naegele (right) speak about foreign policy of Czechia and other Central and East European countries, influence of superpowers on the region, spheres of interests of the East and the West, situation in the Balkans during the Questions of Vaclav Moravec TV political discussion programme in Prague, Czech Republic, December 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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PAVEL FISCHER, VACLAV MORAVEC, JOLYON NAEGELE

Senator Pavel Fischer (left) and former Voice of America reporter and former heasd of UN mission in Kosovo Jolyon Naegele (right) speak about foreign policy of Czechia and other Central and East European countries, influence of superpowers on the region, spheres of interests of the East and the West, situation in the Balkans during the Questions of Vaclav Moravec TV political discussion programme in Prague, Czech Republic, December 1, 2019. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Antonin Stanek, Vladimir Kremlik, Pavel Fischer

From left culture Minister Antonin Stanek, Transport Minister Vladimir Kremlik, Senator Pavel Fischer and hundreds of people commemorated the 77th anniversary of the obliteration of the Lidice village by the Nazis at the site in Lidice, Czech Republic, June 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)