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| Pro-EU Czech PM concedes election defeat | |
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| The ANO (YES) movement, led by Andrej Babis, has won about 35% of the parliamentary vote | |
| The right-wing party of agricultural tycoon Andrej Babis, branded the ‘Czech Trump’ by local media, has come out ahead in the Czech general election with 97% of the vote counted, according to official results. | |
| The ANO movement is now set to replace the current center-right cabinet led by Prime Minister Petr Fiala. He has already congratulated Babis, conceding defeat and stating the outcome of the vote must be respected. | |
| Speaking to reporters after his victory became evident, Babis once again rejected longstanding accusations of being anti-EU and insisted he merely wants to “save” the bloc. | |
| “We want to save Europe... and we are clearly pro-European and pro-NATO,” Babis told Reuters. | |
| ANO will seek a one-party cabinet but will have to enter talks with two minor parties to secure an outright majority, Babis said. One of the parties is believed to be the far-right SPD, which has long been considered a potential coalition partner. | |
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