US EditionBabis Pledges Loyalty to Europe After Election Win
President Petr Pavel delayed giving Andrej Babiš a mandate amid concerns over conflicts of interest and legal trials despite ANO winning 34.5% of votes, securing 80 seats.
- Andrej Babiš, head of the ANO party, secured victory in the Czech parliamentary elections held on Friday and Saturday by capturing 34.5% of the vote, which translated into 80 seats within the 200-seat legislature.
- Babiš campaigned on prioritizing domestic welfare and halting direct military aid to Ukraine while rejecting an EU exit referendum pushed by the far-right SPD party.
- Following his meeting with President Petr Pavel, Babiš began negotiations to establish a new government, aiming to gain support from the far-right parties SPD and the Motorists, which hold 15 and 13 seats respectively.
- Babiš mentioned that they had talked about the outcomes of the recent election as well as Czechia's role within NATO and the European Union. He also expressed the view that Ukraine is currently unprepared to join the EU and emphasized the necessity of ending the conflict first.
- Babiš’s victory implies potential shifts in Czech policies toward EU integration, NATO commitments, and the future of Ukraine aid, emphasizing a pro-European yet cautious approach.
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The ANO party of former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš won the Czech legislative elections, but the formation of a majority will be delicate for the billionaire, faced with a divided extreme right and a president determined to defend the country's pro-European line.
Although the number of transactions carried out in the euro in the Czech economy is increasing and their volume is growing, the parties that succeeded in this year's parliamentary elections, with the exception of the STAN movement and the Pirates, do not want to adopt the common European currency and intend to continue to hold on to the crown tooth and nail.
The President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, assessed today, after meetings with possible Prime Minister Andrej Babiš and the leaders of the parties that entered the parliament in the elections on Friday and Saturday, that the elections showed that the Czechs do not want extremist views and, on the contrary, want to remain oriented towards the West.
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