A new public opinion poll shows presidential hopeful Miloš Zeman, the former Social Democrat prime minister, gaining ground on Czech-American economist Jan Švejnar — in the battle for second place. However, the latest Factum Invenio poll shows that Jan Fischer (unaffiliated), who served as prime minister in a caretaker government, would still win by a comfortable margin with 24.4% of the vote compared to 17.8% for Švejnar and 12% for Zeman.
