"International headlines on the incoming government's program focus on foreign policy, with media repeating claims from Babis's opponents that the "Czech Trump" as Babis is often called will lead the country into an anti-Western, pro-Russian alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. ANO has promised to reduce support for Ukrainian refugees and halt leadership of the outgoing government's flagship program for shipping ammunition to Ukraine."
"But Babis is no fan of Russia. He regularly declares that EU and NATO membership are "unquestionable" for Czechia. ANO won the election by promising increased social support for Czech citizens and lower taxes to voters alienated by four years of austerity under Prime Minister Petr Fiala's outgoing center-right government. At the same time, analysts say, ANO managed to tempt those voters away from extremist parties that seek to pull"
The centrist ANO party led by Andrej Babiš won the most votes and is forming a government with far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Motorists for Themselves. ANO holds by far the most parliamentary seats and will drive government policy while depending on smaller partners to legislate. The smaller partners' demands raise concerns about encouraging authoritarian tendencies. The incoming program prioritizes foreign policy shifts, reduced support for Ukrainian refugees, halting the outgoing government's ammunition-shipping leadership, and closer relations within the Visegrad Group. Babiš affirms EU and NATO membership and campaigned on social support and lower taxes.
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