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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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