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Czechs Vote in Two-Day Election with Billionaire Ex-Premier Tipped to Come First
Andrej Babis’s ANO party leads polls with over 30% support but faces coalition challenges amid possible shifts in Czech Republic’s EU and NATO relations.
- On Friday voting began in a two-day general election in the Czech Republic, with polling stations open 2 pm–10 pm and 200 members elected to the Chamber of Deputies.
- With high stakes for foreign policy, the vote could steer the country away from support for Ukraine, while Andrej Babis campaigns on welfare promises and halting military aid.
- Across the country, roughly 8 million voters face 26 parties and groupings with 4,463 candidates, while more than 24,000 Czech nationals registered to vote abroad; early results are expected around 6 pm on Saturday.
- Polls show ANO leading with support over 30%, but it needs more than 40% of seats to govern alone, risking coalition with SPD about 12%.
- Looking at the region, observers say the race could expand the populist bloc in Central Europe, while the European Commission held an emergency meeting with TikTok after removing 'several bots'.
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In the Czech Republic, the election continues today.
·Germany
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Czechs vote in two-day election with billionaire ex-premier tipped to come first
Czechs began voting on Friday in a two-day general election, which the party of self-described "Trumpist" Andrej Babis is expected to top, though without gaining an outright majority, spelling tricky negotiations ahead.
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