US EditionCzech populist billionaire Babiš sworn in as prime minister
Andrej Babiš leads a coalition with 108 of 200 parliamentary seats, pledging eurosceptic policies including rejecting the euro and limiting EU influence on migration and aid.
- President Petr Pavel swore in Andrej Babis at a televised ceremony at Prague Castle on Dec 9, returning Babis to power as Czech prime minister.
- After ANO's October victory, Babis formed a majority coalition with the Motorists for Themselves party and SPD, holding 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house.
- Babis pledged to place the Agrofert conglomerate in a trust managed by an independent administrator until his death, while still facing fraud charges that may require lifting his parliamentary immunity.
- The coalition's eurosceptic stance signals near-term changes to foreign and EU-facing policy, with potential end to Ukraine aid and energy disputes expected; Babis submitted his ministerial list Tuesday, with the cabinet due within a week.
- The coalition frames its program around national sovereignty and closer Visegrad ties, saying the EU has `its limits` while affirming NATO ties and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky wished Babis success.
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ANALYSIS. He is an Eurosceptic and ardent supporter of Donald Trump. On Tuesday, billionaire Andrej Babis was appointed as the Czech Republic's prime minister. The question is which side he will choose.
Czech President Petr Pavel appointed Andrej Babiš, the billionaire leader of the right-wing populist ANO party, as prime minister on Tuesday, a key step in forming a government after ANO's victory in October's parliamentary elections.
The new prime minister has been sworn in in the Czech Republic. Populist and billionaire Andrej Babis will lead his country for the second time. The 71-year-old Babis won the parliamentary elections in October with his ANO party. He will form a coalition with the two far-right parties, the SPD and the Motorists. Babis was also prime minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021. In a speech at his swearing-in ceremony, the new prime minister …
With a new government, the Czech Republic joins the right-wing populist camp of Hungary and Slovakia. And this just before a crucial EU summit.
In the Czech Republic, the right-wing populist politician Babis has been appointed Prime Minister.
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