A retired army general and former senior Nato official was sworn in Thursday as the Czech Republic's new president, succeeding the controversy-courting Milos Zeman.

Petr Pavel took the formal oath during a joint session of both houses of Parliament at Prague Castle, the seat of the presidency.

He was elected to the largely ceremonial but prestigious post in a runoff vote on 28 January, beating populist billionaire Andrej Babis.

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