'Trumpist' billionaire Andrej Babis wins Czech parliamentary election

04/10/2025 17:37 France 24

Populist, billionaire and self-proclaimed "Trumpist" Andrej Babis won the Czech parliamentary election Saturday in a political comeback that put the country on a course away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, which have taken a pro-Russian path.

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