The party of billionaire ex-premier Andrej Babis topped the Czech general election on Saturday with 99 percent of the vote counted, setting eyes on a single-party minority government backed by the far-right.

Babis's ANO (Yes) party, campaigning on pledges of welfare and halting military aid to Ukraine, scored 34.7 percent of the vote in the EU and NATO member of 10.9 million people.

The Together grouping of outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fiala came second with 23.2 percent, ahead of its coalition partner STAN with 11.2 percent.

A total of six parties were elected, including the Pirate Party with 8.9 percent, the far-right opposition Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) with 7.8 percent and right-wing newcomers, the Motorists, with 6.8 percent.

A triumphant Babis, a self-proclaimed "Trumpis

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