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Andrej Babiš’s victory could raise concerns in Brussels, but analysts believe the outcome will depend on his future cabinet. Despite his alliance with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Babiš is viewed as a pragmatist rather than a hardline eurosceptic, making a sharp turn in Czech foreign policy unlikely. Martin Vokálek, executive director and head of the Brussels office of the EUROPEUM Institute, commented on this for European Newsroom.
5. October 2025
The victory of the ANO movement is not surprising in itself; it is rather a confirmation of a long-term trend. Babiš has very effectively managed to exploit the dissatisfaction of a large part of Czech society with the current government, which was perceived by many as detached from the problems of ordinary people and too technocratic.
ANO managed to transform this frustration into mobilization of its voters and, at the very end of the campaign, attracted some supporters from extremist and protest parties, especially SPD and Stačilo!.
Czech society has shown that it longs for change and different leadership, but at the same time still does not want a complete departure from the democratic framework and the country’s European orientation.
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