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Babiš Seals Coalition With Motorists and SPD, Setting Up Majority Government in Czech Republic

The agreement triggers a handover process that hinges on President Petr Pavel's appointment of a prime minister followed by a confidence vote.

Overview

  • ANO, Motorists and the ultraright SPD signed the pact in Prague and together control 108 of 200 seats in the lower house.
  • An annex assigns ANO the premiership and eight cabinet posts, with Motorists slated to run the environment, culture, sport and foreign ministries, and SPD set to take defence.
  • The coalition program rejects adopting the euro, seeks to entrench the crown in the constitution, pledges zero tolerance for illegal migration, promises lower energy prices, ends the broadcasting fee and restores retirement at 65.
  • Leaders signaled opposition to the EU Green Deal, the 2035 sales ban on new combustion‑engine cars and the planned household emissions trading system, raising the prospect of disputes with Brussels.
  • Babiš campaigned to end state‑budget support for Ukraine and to halt the Czech‑led munitions initiative but has softened his tone after a presidential appeal, as the draft text also avoids firm defence‑spending commitments while SPD drops its referendum push on EU and NATO.