Overview
- Babiš was appointed and sworn in by President Petr Pavel after pledging to distance himself from Agrofert through independent oversight to address conflict-of-interest concerns.
- His ANO movement secured a majority with Freedom and Direct Democracy and Motorists for Themselves, controlling 108 of 200 lower-house seats and planning a 16-member cabinet.
- The coalition’s program asserts that the EU has “its limits,” with Babiš having campaigned on curbing aid to Ukraine and partners signaling resistance to EU climate and migration measures.
- European officials and observers warn that Babiš could align with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Slovakia’s Robert Fico, with his Patriots for Europe ties raising the prospect of coordinated obstruction of EU legislation.
- Babiš faces a forthcoming trial over an alleged €2 million subsidy fraud, while one proposed minister, Filip Turek of the Motorists, is under police investigation and has drawn scrutiny over past conduct.