US EditionPopulist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election, official results show
Andrej Babiš's ANO party won 35.5% but lacks majority, needing coalition talks amid high 68.6% turnout and potential shifts in Czech foreign policy on Ukraine.
- Andrej Babiš won the Czech parliamentary election with 35% of the vote, marking a political comeback for him and his ANO movement.
- The pro-Western coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala received 23% of the votes, as reported by the Statistics Office.
- The election determined 200 seats in the lower house of the Czech parliament, with various parties gaining notable percentages.
- Parties such as the Freedom and Direct Democracy party and the Motorists could become partners for Babiš to form a majority government.
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aachener-zeitung.deIn a ceremonial mood, the election winner Andrej Babis dances to a pop song. But in Brussels and Kiev, the victory of the right-wing populist and billionaire in the parliamentary election should be viewed with concern.
Andrej Babiš's party won by a larger margin than expected, but the billionaire, who is returning to power, will need partners to govern, and there may still be twists and turns. Orbán will benefit from the victory of his EU-skeptic ally at the EU level, and they could also refill the V4.
After the clear victory of Andrej Babis and his ANO party, another wind is likely to blow in Prague in the future. The billionaire wants to drive down military aid for Ukraine, fight against irregular migration and correct the state. However, he behaves ambivalently.
The elections in the Czech Republic reject the government coalition of Prime Minister Fiala and reward the populist movement Action of the disgruntled citizen (Ano) of Andrej Babis, who arrived in...
The ANO movement of former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won 34.6% of the vote this Saturday The party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babis came largely in the lead of the legislatures
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