Czech vote winner Babis wants active EU role, not favouring government with extremists

REFILE - CORRECTING CAPTION The leader of ANO party Andrej Babis arrives for a news conference at the party's election headquarters following the country’s parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic October 21, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic must seek partners beyond the central European Visegrad Group to find common ground on issues including migration and food quality, Czech parliamentary election winner Andrej Babis told Reuters.

He said the country needs to seek an active role in the European Union and look for allies for a common goal of halting illegal migration.