Czech politicians welcome re-election of Ivan Gašparovič

Czech politicians have welcomed the re-election of incumbent Slovak President Ivan Gašparovič to a second term in office over the weekend. Gašparovič won 55.5 percent of the vote in Saturday's election while opposition candidate Iveta Radičova took 44.5 percent, according to official results published by the national election committee. Czech President Vaclav Klaus sent his Slovak counterpart greetings saying he greatly appreciated the two countries’ above-standard relations and was looking forward to future cooperation. The two nations spent 73 years in a common state before splitting up in 1993.

On Monday afternoon, Czech president Václav Klaus invited Mr Gašparovič on an official visit to Prague. According to the Czech Presidential Office, Mr Gašparovič will formally visit Prague in June.

Author: Rosie Johnston