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Andrej Babiš's ANO Party Wins Czech Parliamentary Election
Andrej Babis's ANO party won 34.5% of votes and 80 seats but must partner with far-right and eurosceptic parties to form a government, signaling a shift on Ukraine and EU policies.
- On October 4, 2025, Andrej Babiš's ANO secured 34.7% of the vote with 99.5% of polling stations reporting and won 80 of 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
- Voter anger over the energy crisis and inflation boosted opposition against Petr Fiala, while Andrej Babiš campaigned on a 'Czech first' platform and a 'peacemonger' label.
- Coalition arithmetic points to negotiations with the Freedom and Direct Democracy and Motorists party as ANO fell short of a majority; Spolu trailed on 23.2% with voter turnout almost 69 percent.
- President Petr Pavel will meet party leaders on Sunday to begin consultations, while Andrej Babiš, ANO leader, said, `We will definitely lead talks with the SPD and the Motorists and seek a single-party government led by ANO`.
- The victory aligns Prague more with Orbán's and Fico's stances in the region, and last year Babiš co-founded the Patriots for Europe alliance with Viktor Orbán, raising eurosceptic influence in EU institutions.
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Czech election winner Babis negotiating coalition with eurosceptics, far right
PRAGUE - Czech populist billionaire Andrej Babis said he may take ministers nominated by eurosceptic and far-right parties into a government he is trying to form after his ANO party won a parliamentary election but fell short of a majority. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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The Ano party of Andrej Babiš won the parliamentary election in the Czech Republic with 34.5% of the votes.
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