Czech election winner Babis signals weeks of coalition talks ahead


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  • Tuesday, 14 Oct 2025

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Czech billionaire and leader of the ANO party, Andrej Babis, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Prague, Czech Republic, July 14, 2025. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech election winner the ANO party is focused on drawing up a policy agenda with two small parties and will get round to talks on cabinet posts next month, party leader Andrej Babis said on Tuesday, indicating weeks of talks still ahead.

Babis, a billionaire and former prime minister, and his populist ANO group won the October 3-4 parliamentary election and the party is on course to replace Prime Minister Petr Fiala's centre-right government.

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