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Czech President Signals Path for Babiš as SPD, Motorists Demand Cabinet Roles

Petr Pavel indicated he will ask Andrej Babiš to form a government only if he first secures a negotiated majority.

Leader of ANO party Andrej Babis looks on as he speaks during a press conference after the preliminary results of the parliamentary election, at the party's election headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa
Czech President Petr Pavel speaks to members of the press, after casting his vote at a polling station during the country's parliamentary elections, in the village of Cernoucek, Czech Republic, October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
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Andrej Babis failed to win an outright majority in the Czech general election

Overview

  • ANO won roughly 35 percent of the vote and 80 seats, finishing first but short of a majority in the 200-seat lower house.
  • The far-right SPD and the right-wing Motorists for Themselves said they want ministerial posts, undermining Babiš’s plan for a one-party minority cabinet.
  • Together ANO, SPD and the Motorists would hold about 108 seats, yet coalition program and personnel decisions remain unresolved.
  • Pavel urged the next government to keep Prague’s ammunition initiative for Ukraine, as ANO campaigned to cancel it or shift it under NATO oversight.
  • Pavel said he is consulting lawyers on a potential Agrofert conflict-of-interest issue tied to Babiš and indicated an appointment would follow legal compliance and a finalized coalition deal.