Milos Zeman
- Joined the Communist Party in 1968 during the "Prague Spring" but was expelled in 1970 for opposing Soviet intervention that crushed moves towards liberal reforms
- After communism fell he joined the left-leaning Social Democratic party and became leader in 1993
- In 2013 he became the third president of the Czech Republic since it split from Slovakia in 1993
- In his outspoken remarks on immigration he once said that Muslims were "impossible to integrate" into Europe
Jiri Drahos
- Studied chemistry and technology and was president of the Czech Academy of Sciences from 2009 to 2017
- He is a supporter of EU and Nato membership buts opposes the EU's quota system for distributing migrants, as do all other presidential contenders
- He considers himself a centrist politician who can unite the country
- His main support comes from pro-European voters and people living in cities
I've actually met Drahos when he was President of the Academy of Sciences. Can't say I remember him very well though.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42674309
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