Overview

• With nearly all votes counted, official results show ANO at 34.9%, the Spolu bloc around 23%, and the STAN party at about 11%, leaving parliament without a clear majority.
• Andrej Babiš moved quickly into talks at Prague Castle, signaling he will seek to form a government despite needing partners or outside support.
• Coalition arithmetic points to negotiations with smaller protest and right‑wing groups, including Tomio Okamura’s SPD (about 8%) and the new Motoristé party (roughly 6–7%).
• A Babiš-led cabinet could shift Prague’s stance on the war in Ukraine after his campaign pledge to halt weapons deliveries, aligning ANO with EU‑sceptic partners in the Patriots for Europe group.
• A revived legal case clouds Babiš’s return after a court overturned his acquittal in the ‘Stork Nest’ affair, a factor President Pavel can weigh as he exercises broad discretion in nominating a government builder.