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ER Editor: A two-fer from RT and Zerohedge on the Czech elections that took place this Friday and Saturday. From Wikipedia, with a reminder that ANO under Andrej Babis, the populist right option, was elected prior to 2021, losing power in 2021 until today–
Parliamentary elections were held in the Czech Republic on 3 and 4 October 2025.[2] All 200 members of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament, were elected and the leader of the resultant government will become the Prime Minister.
Following the 2021 election, Spolu formed a coalition government with the Pirates and Mayors alliance, with Petr Fiala replacing Andrej Babiš as prime minister. ANO remained the largest opposition party, and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) also held seats in the Chamber of Deputies.
Wikipedia goes on to inform us that this was the first Czech election to use mail-in voting for citizens living abroad. Some tweets —
It’s not just Japan.
🚨Just hours ago, a right-wing populist party, the ANO party, won the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic 🇨🇿
They are euro-skeptic, anti-immigrant, anti EU’s green deal, and pro abundance / pro-growth.
As usual, Western media applies the only… pic.twitter.com/I30VSFwqfo
— Melissa Chen (@MsMelChen) October 4, 2025
Truth has prevailed! @AndrejBabis has won the Czech parliamentary elections with a convincing lead. A big step for the Czech Republic, good news for Europe. Congratulations, Andrej! pic.twitter.com/jyqU5EVqc6
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) October 4, 2025
Interesting, on the voter spread —
🇨🇿 CZECH ELECTIONS 2025 — THE COUNTRY TURNS PURPLE
The first official results paint a stunning picture of political transformation in Czechia.
After only one hour of vote counting, Andrej Babiš’s ANO party had already taken control of almost the entire map — every region except… pic.twitter.com/qft1fLIcoC— Slavic Networks (@SlavicNetworks) October 4, 2025
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Pro-EU Czech PM concedes election defeat
The ANO (YES) movement, led by Andrej Babis, has won about 35% of the parliamentary vote
RT
The right-wing party of agricultural tycoon Andrej Babis, branded the ‘Czech Trump’ by local media, has come out ahead in the Czech general election with 97% of the vote counted, according to official results.
The ANO movement is now set to replace the current center-right cabinet led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala. He has already congratulated Babis, conceding defeat and stating the outcome of the vote must be respected.
Speaking to reporters after his victory became evident, Babis once again rejected longstanding accusations of being anti-EU and insisted he merely wants to “save” the bloc.
“We want to save Europe… and we are clearly pro-European and pro-NATO,” Babis told Reuters.
ANO will seek a one-party cabinet but will have to enter talks with two minor parties to secure an outright majority, Babis said. One of the parties is believed to be the far-right SPD, which has long been considered a potential coalition partner. (ER: Perhaps the label ‘far-right’ can be taken loosely?)
“We went into the election with the aim of ending the government of Petr Fiala and support even for a minority cabinet of ANO is important for us and it would meet the target we had for this election,” SPD deputy chairman Radim Fiala said in a televised speech. In contrast to ANO, his party maintains an explicit anti-EU and anti-NATO stance.
Another potential coalition partner is the Motorists, who strongly oppose the EU’s environmental policies. They and the SPD received nearly 7% and 8% of the vote respectively, and joining forces with ANO would be sufficient to secure a majority.
During his campaign, Babis repeatedly criticized the EU’s handling of immigration and the Green Deal, as well as opposing EU membership for Ukraine. He also pledged to drastically cut aid for Kiev, promising more domestic spending instead. Babis signaled he would end the so-called ‘Czech initiative’ project, dedicated to supplying ammunition to Ukraine, calling the scheme overpriced.
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“Czech Trump” Andrej Babis Wins Election, Returns As Prime Minister In Latest European Populist Revolt
Billionaire Andrej Babis’s ANO party won the Czech Republic’s general parliamentary election on Saturday, and is set to return as prime minister to the central European country, raising the prospect of yet another splinter government within the EU bloc that would boost Europe’s populist, anti-immigration camp and reduce support for Ukraine. It was also another booming stamp of disapproval for the EU’s policies.
An ebullient Babis, also known as the Czech Trump – for being a septuagenarian billionaire campaigning on a populist message and passing out red caps to ardent supporters – told supporters that ANO would seek a one-party cabinet but would talk with two small parties – including the far-right SPD – for support as his party will lack an outright majority. He again rejected accusations that his win would make the central European nation a less reliable European Union and NATO partner.
“We want to save Europe … and we are clearly pro-European and pro-NATO,” Babis told reporters.
With 99% of voting districts counted, ANO was leading on 34.7% and Spolu in second on 23.2%, the Statistical Office said.
With nearly all results in, ANO was set to replace the current centre-right cabinet led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala. Fiala congratulated Babis and conceded defeat according to Reuters.
As even Bloomberg admits, a Babis victory marks a broader trend in Europe of the political pendulum swinging the other way — threatening even the longest-serving of incumbents.
ANO has promised faster growth, higher wages and pensions, and lower taxes and tax discounts for students and young families during the campaign. Those pledges – that will cost billions of euros, end austerity and test the country’s frugal mindset – resonated with many Czechs who have seen their real incomes plunge in recent years as the country tackled soaring inflation.
Babis, however, must overcome some hurdles to become prime minister, including conflict-of-interest laws as owner of a chemicals and food empire and long-running fraud charges related to drawing an EU subsidy over 15 years ago – charges he denies.
President Petr Pavel, who will appoint the next prime minister, was expected to start talks with party leaders on Sunday.
ANO was seen winning around 80 seats in the 200-seat lower house, results projections showed, and so will need to find wider support.
Babis said he would talk to the Motorists, who oppose the EU’s Green policies, and the anti-EU and anti-NATO SPD. Motorists leader Petr Macinka said he was open to talks with ANO, as did SPD.
“We went into the election with the aim of ending the government of Petr Fiala and support even for a minority cabinet of ANO is important for us and it would meet the target we had for this election,” SPD Deputy Chairman Radim Fiala said on television.
Overall, the fringe parties fared worse than expected in the partial results, with SPD on 7.8% and the far-left Stacilo!, built around the Communist Party, below the 5% threshold to enter parliament.
Babis, who led a centre-left cabinet in 2017-2021, once wanted to join the euro but has since become a eurosceptic and a supporter of US President Donald Trump, handing out “Strong Czechia” baseball caps inspired by Trump’s MAGA slogan. He is also seen as very much in the pro-Putin camp which explains the following tweet from Putin’s special envoy for investment and economic cooperation
Congrats to Andrej Babiš, the Czech people & Patriots for Europe! 🇨🇿 Europe is waking up—enough of uncontrolled immigration, war fever, censorship and economic decline. The Right choice is winning across Europe. https://t.co/G0LSm4mbd4
— Kirill A. Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) October 4, 2025
An ally of another pro-Russia European – Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, Babis has teamed up with a number of far-right parties in the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament to challenge the mainstream direction of Europe’s policies, including decarbonisation.
He has rejected calls from SPD to hold a referendum on leaving the EU and NATO, but has said he would end the “Czech initiative” that has bought millions of artillery rounds from around the world for Ukraine with funding from Western donors.
ANO wants NATO and the EU to handle aid for Ukraine, and has abstained in some European Parliament votes supporting Kyiv and its bid for EU membership, which Babis has opposed in the past.
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Featured image source, left: https://www.instagram.com/p/DPZqyEqipuN/?img_index=1
Featured image source, right: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/populist-billionaire-babis-seeks-comeback-120059427.html
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