"Earlier this week, the former and likely future Prime Minister Andrej Babis presented the three parties' program for government to President Petr Pavel. Occupying by far the most parliamentary seats of the three parties, ANO will have the greatest sway over the government's policy. But it will rely on the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy party (SPD) and radical-right Motorists for Themselves party to legislate, and there is concern that their demands could encourage Babis's authoritarian instincts."
"Stance on Ukraine International headlines on the incoming government's program focus on foreign policy, with media repeating claims from Babis's opponents that the "Czech Trump" as Babis is often called will lead the country into an anti-Western, pro-Russian alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. ANO, the centrist party of billionaire Andrej Babis (center), came first in Czechia's parliamentary election earlier this monthImage: Petr David Josek/AP Photo ANO has promised to reduce support for Ukrainian refugees and halt leadership of the outgoing government's flagship program for shipping ammunition to Ukraine."
Andrej Babis's centrist ANO won the most parliamentary seats and is forming a government with far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) and Motorists for Themselves. ANO presented the coalition program to President Petr Pavel. ANO will dominate policy but requires its far-right partners to pass legislation, raising concerns that their demands could strengthen authoritarian tendencies. The government program reduces support for Ukrainian refugees, stops leadership of ammunition shipments to Ukraine, and emphasizes ties with the Visegrad Group. Babis affirms EU and NATO membership as unquestionable. ANO campaigned on increased social support and lower taxes, drawing voters from austerity and extremist alternatives.
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