Andrej Babis

Czech opposition takes lead in election vote count

Czech opposition takes lead in election vote count

A Czech opposition group promising to slash government spending and reduce debt overtook billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis’s ANO party in the vote count following parliamentary elections, partial results showed, Bloomberg informs. …

Ruling party leads on elections in Czech Republic

Ruling party leads on elections in Czech Republic

The parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic are won by the ruling party of Prime Minister Andrej Babis. The ANO movement received 27.75% of the vote, while the coalition of three liberal parties, SPOLU, received 26.44%. The …

Russian Foreign Ministry to expel two Czech diplomats

Russian Foreign Ministry to expel two Czech diplomats

Czech Ambassador to Moscow Vitezslav Pivonka has been summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that Prague’s actions will be followed by a tit-for-tat …

Czech parliament backs short emergency extension

Czech parliament backs short emergency extension

The lower house of the Czech parliament voted to extend a state of emergency until May 17, a week less than the government had sought, as the country charts a course to emerge from a coronavirus lockdown earlier than forecast. Prime …