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Babis Wins Czech Election Plurality as President Pavel Opens Post‑Vote Consultations

The meetings will determine who receives the first mandate to try forming a cabinet.

Overview

  • Final results give ANO 34.51% and 80 of 200 seats, leaving Andrej Babis short of a majority.
  • President Petr Pavel begins consultations with party leaders to chart the path to government formation.
  • Babis says he will seek a one‑party ANO government and pursue case‑by‑case support from SPD (15 seats) and the Voice of Motorists (13).
  • Outgoing prime minister Petr Fiala rejects rebuilding the previous centre‑right coalition, limiting Babis’s options.
  • Babis pledges to scale back direct support to Ukraine and review the Czech‑led artillery shells initiative, rejects an EU‑exit referendum while calling himself pro‑EU and pro‑NATO, and faces ongoing fraud and conflict‑of‑interest scrutiny.