Right populist Andrei Babis and a billionaire and Ano’s party lead in the election in the 90% of the votes, gaining 35%, compared to 22% of Prime Minister Petr Fialu’s ruling center -right Spolu alliance.
. The Stan faction follows 10%, while the far -right, Eurosceptic SPD is at 8%. Surprise of the elections is the new Motorists for Themselves, 7%in Parliament. On the contrary, the far -left Stačilo! It probably does not cross the limit.
Ukrainian support concern
If Babis, a former prime minister, gathers several seats to form a government, will strengthen the populist, anti-immigration camp in Europe and there are concerns that it will limit the Czech support for Ukraine.
Babis, who led a center -left government in 2017–2021, has stated that his goal is a one -party government. However, the results so far show that ano does not secure autonomy, so the “key” to forming a government will depend on the course of the other parties.
According to the results so far, which makes it impossible to form a self -contained government by Babis and his party.
The former prime minister, who has repeatedly accused of conflict of interest and populist rhetoric, is expected to attempt to negotiate a government coalition in a parliamentary landscape that remains particularly fragmented.
The most likely government partners
As it has excluded cooperation with any of the parties in the government since the elections of 2021, its potential partners include two smaller parties’ coalitions that support the country’s exit from the EU. And NATO, something that he does not seem to want. Another possible ally, a right -wing group calling self -herself “motorists” and supported by former Eurosceptic President Vatslav Claus, who has vowed to reject EU environmental policies.
Last year, Babis, in a significant shift from the Liberal Group Renew he previously owned, founded, along with Orban, the “Patriots for Europe” alliance in the European Parliament, which criticizes EU policies. for migration and climate change and supports the strengthening of the national sovereignty of Member States.
Babis’ pro -Russian attitude and his own answer
The former prime minister, who fought a fierce battle during the pre -election campaign with promises to increase wages, stimulating growth and a reduction in Ukraine aid, denies that he shares the pro -Russian attitude of many members of the “patriots” alliance, but plans to finish the “patriots”. Kiev, while also disagreeing with the increase in defense spending required by NATO.
Babis has been a controversial personality since appearing on the Czech political scene in 2013. A member of the Communist Party before the 1989 “velvet revolution” that overturned the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, has been compared to US President Donald. Everything shows- his popularity.
