Overview

• With 97% of ballots counted, ANO has 35.2% of the vote, Together 22.9%, STAN 11.1%, Pirates 8.7%, SPD 7.9%, and Motorists 6.8%, putting six parties on track to enter parliament.
• Babis campaigned on welfare pledges and stopping military aid to Ukraine, a stance that could reposition the Czech Republic within EU debates on Russia and Ukraine.
• Coalition outcomes remain uncertain, with analysts highlighting possible arrangements involving SPD or outside support from Motorists for a minority government.
• The European Commission held an emergency meeting with TikTok this week, and the platform removed several bots linked to Czech election messaging.
• President Petr Pavel said he will begin talks with party leaders on Sunday to designate a prime minister under the constitution.