Billionaire Andrej Babis to become PM as populist wave reaches Czech Republic

Billionaire businessman Andrej Babis is set to become the Czech prime minister after his populist ANO party scored a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

Billionaire Andrej Babis to become PM as populist wave reaches Czech Republic
Mon, 23 Oct, 2017 - 12:21

Billionaire businessman Andrej Babis is set to become the Czech prime minister after his populist ANO party scored a landslide victory in parliamentary elections.

His triumph indicates that the anti-establishment wave sweeping through western democracies has now crashed on the Czech Republic's shores.

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