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Author: Michal Lebduška

Priorities of the new coalition government in the Czech Republic following the elections

The recent elections in the Czech Republic are likely to result in key changes in the country’s outlook. A turn away from current levels of support for Ukraine could well be sidelined by desires for more internal funding. Despite this, it is uncertain to what extent the new government will embark on this new course.

November 18, 2025 - Michal Lebduška

Czechia’s known and unknown

One year ahead of Czechia’s parliamentary elections, polls show a substantial lead for ANO, the populist party founded by one of the richest oligarchs and former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. Like it or not, Babiš’s comeback seems inevitable. Yet with this inevitability comes uncertainty regarding with whom and how Babiš will govern again.

Czechia’s Andrej Babiš has been a heavyweight political player since the 2013 parliamentary elections. At that time, ANO had its first electoral success. Unexpectedly, it placed second in the race, capturing over 18 per cent of the vote, trailing only behind the Social Democrats, who secured the top position. This electoral success allowed Babiš to join the coalition government as finance minister. Four years later, in subsequent parliamentary elections, ANO won decisively. A score ten per cent higher than in 2013 gave it an absolute victory and first place in the race. Second was the right-wing Civic Democratic Party or ODS, which received only 11.32 per cent of the vote. In 2021, even though ANO lost by a minimal margin to the ODS-led Spolu (Together) coalition, it still recorded a good score of more than 27 per cent of the vote.

November 21, 2024 - Michal Lebduška

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