Overview
- President Petr Pavel began consultations with party leaders on Sunday to decide who will be asked to try to form a government.
- ANO took about 34.5% of the vote and 80 of 200 seats, ahead of the center‑right SPOLU coalition near 23% with 52 seats, leaving no clear majority.
- Babis says he will seek case‑by‑case support for an ANO‑led government, starting discussions with the far‑right SPD and the Motorists party.
- His campaign promised higher social benefits and a review of Czech military assistance to Ukraine, while he insists ANO is pro‑EU and pro‑NATO and rejects an EU‑exit referendum sought by SPD.
- Legal scrutiny over alleged EU subsidy fraud and conflict‑of‑interest concerns persists as leaders like Viktor Orban applaud his win and analysts split on how much Czech policy toward the EU and Ukraine may shift.