From left: Deputy Chairman Karel Havlicek, Chairman Andrej Babis and Deputy Chairwoman Alena Schillerova celebrate in the election headquarters of ANO during the 2025 Czech parliamentary election in Prague, October 4, 2025. Michaela Rihova/CTK/AP Prague Reuters —

Billionaire Andrej Babis’s ANO party cruised to victory in the Czech Republic’s parliamentary election on Saturday, raising the prospect of a government that would boost Europe’s populist, anti-immigration camp and reduce support for Ukraine.

An ebullient Babis told supporters that ANO would seek a one-party cabinet but would talk with two small parties – including the far-right SPD – for support as his party will lack an outright majority.

He again rejected accusations that his win would make the central European nati

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