Billionaire, Anti-Euro Andrej Babis Wins Czech Elections
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| Andrej Babis (2015) |
Andrej Babis, second richest person in his country (> 3bn Euros), won today the General Election of the Czech Republic with 30% of the votes cast. His closest competitor got 11.5%. Turnout of voters was a little over 60%.
Babis's party, ANO ('Yes'), is situated in the centre of the political spectrum. It will have to form a coalition with another formation. Babis will become the new Prime Minister.
Speaking to the media after the announcement of the initial results, he clarified that, contrary to perceptions, his party is pro-European but strongly opposed to adopting the Euro as its currency.
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