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Vaclav Havel, the playwright-turned-politician who led Czechs from behind the Iron Curtain, gave a heartfelt farewell speech to lawmakers choosing his successor, urging them to work for “freedom and dignity” for all.
But Parliament failed to agree on a new president to take over when Havel’s term ends Feb. 2–reflecting the difficulty in replacing a leader who has become a moral authority at home and abroad.
