Czech elections: Former PM's populist party ahead, yet no parliamentary majority secured
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Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:19:00 +0300

As over 95% of votes have been counted in the Czech parliamentary elections, former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's populist party is leading but has not secured an absolute majority in parliament.
Source: European Pravda with reference to Czech news outlet IDNES
Details: With over 95% of votes counted, former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's populist ANO party has 35.4% of the vote, securing 84 seats in the 200-seat Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of parliament.
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In second place is the centre-right ruling bloc Together with 22.7%.
STAN (Mayors and Independents) has 11%; the Pirate Party 8.6%; Tomio Okamura's populist Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party 7.9%; Motorists 6.8%. The populist party Enough! (Stačilo!) has gained 4.4% and will not enter the new parliament.
With the current distribution of votes, Babiš's party will not be able to form a majority government even if it joins forces with the Motorists.
Background: A two-day parliamentary election began in Czechia on Friday.
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