Billionaire and former prime minister Andrej Babis has been linked to all kinds of scandals in Czechia over the years, yet he could become PM again. His party is expected to win this week’s parliamentary election.

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    12 hours ago

    There is another report on the Czech elections and Babis on DW (pointing in the same direction as @petrescatraian@libranet.de’s comment in this thread if I am not mistaken):

    … The country is expected to shift toward right-wing populism [if Babis is elected] and all that comes with it: euroskepticism, pro-Russian and anti-Ukrainian positions, and agitation against refugees, the LGBTQ+ community and green policies … The undisputed frontrunner going into the election is the ANO party of right-wing populist ex-premier and billionaire Andrej Babis …

    Some observers see the threat as real: “One of Putin’s dreams could soon be realized,” wrote Petr Honzejk of the Czech national daily newspaper Hospodarske noviny. “Should ANO come to power — whether on its own or in cooperation with the SPD, Stacilo! or the Motorists — our country will stop its defense against Russian disinformation and hybrid attacks.” …