"Populist Czech billionaire Andrej Babis won a parliamentary election Saturday in a a political comeback that put the country on a course away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, which have taken a pro-Russian path. With the votes from almost 98% of polling station counted by the Statistics Office, Babis's ANO (YES) movement captured 35% of the vote followed by the pro-Western coalition of Prime Minister Petr Fiala with 23.0%."
"The two-day election filled 200 seats in the lower house of the Czech parliament. A group of mayors known as STAN, also a member of Fiala's government, had 11.1% of the vote, with another ally of Fiala, the Pirates party, reaching 8.7%. The major anti-migrant force, the Freedom and Direct Democracy party, got 7.9% while a right-wing group calling itself the Motorists received 6.8%. The two are potential partners for Babis if he wants to have a majority government."
Andrej Babis's ANO movement won 35% of the vote in the parliamentary election, marking a political comeback after his 2021 defeat. The pro-Western coalition led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala received 23.0% of the vote. The two-day election filled all 200 seats in the lower house of parliament. STAN took 11.1% and the Pirates 8.7%. The Freedom and Direct Democracy party won 7.9% and the Motorists 6.8%; those two parties could become partners for Babis to form a majority. The result points the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia's pro-Russian stance.
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