Czech billioniare Babis faces balancing act if returned to power

Former Czech Prime Minister and leader of ANO party, Andrej Babis, speaks during an election campaign rally ahead of the country's parliamentary election that will start on October 3, in Prague, Czech Republic, September 30, 2025. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova

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PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech billionaire and ex-prime minister Andrej Babis looks set to win this week's national vote, but may need to navigate a fraud trial as well as anti-EU and anti-NATO demands from allies and calls to divest from his businesses in a return to power.