The victory of Andrej Babis is a \u201cbig step\u201d for the country and \u201cgood news\u201d for the entire EU, the Hungarian leader has declared<\/p>\n
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has congratulated his incoming Czech counterpart Andrej Babis on his election victory, lauding his win as \u201cgood news\u201d for the whole of Europe.
\nOrban is the first foreign leader to acknowledge the victory of the agricultural tycoon, branded the \u2018Czech Trump\u2019 by local media, shortly after the preliminary results of the Czech general election were announced late on Saturday.
\nThe ANO movement, a right-wing party led by Babis, came out on top, scoring about 35% of the parliamentary vote.
\n\u201cTruth has prevailed! Andrej Babis has won the Czech parliamentary elections with a convincing lead. A big step for the Czech Republic, good news for Europe. Congratulations, Andrej!\u201d Orban wrote on X, sharing his photo with the Czech politician.<\/p>\n
Truth has prevailed! @AndrejBabis has won the Czech parliamentary elections with a convincing lead. A big step for the Czech Republic, good news for Europe. Congratulations, Andrej! pic.twitter.com\/jyqU5EVqc6\u2014 Orb\u00e1n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) October 4, 2025 <\/p>\n
The remarks echoed Babis\u2019 victory speech, during which he yet again denied longstanding accusations of holding an anti-EU stance, claiming he actually wants to \u201csave\u201d the bloc. While Babis signaled his intention to form a one-party cabinet, ANO failed to achieve a majority, and coalition talks now lie ahead.<\/p>\n
Read more<\/p>\n
Pro-EU Czech PM concedes election defeat<\/p>\n
The likely coalition partners for the party are two minor political forces, namely the far-right anti-EU and anti-NATO SPD, and the Motorists party, which opposes Brussels\u2019 environmental policies. The parties scored nearly 8% and 7% of the vote, respectively.
\nBabis has consistently criticized the EU\u2019s handling of immigration and the environment, and strongly opposed Ukraine\u2019s aspirations to join the bloc. During his campaign, he pledged to end the so-called \u2018Czech initiative\u2019 project, set up to supply ammunition to Kiev, arguing the scheme is grossly overpriced.
\nHe has also promised to cut aid for Ukraine and end austerity measures, increasing domestic spending instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The victory of Andrej Babis is a \u201cbig step\u201d for the country and \u201cgood news\u201d for the entire EU, the Hungarian leader has declared Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19675,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-environment","category-politics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t