Elections winner in Czech Republic excludes possibility of pro-Russian coalition
The leader of the ANO party, the decisive winner in the Czech elections, said that he will not negotiate the formation of the government with the pro-Russian parties who were also among the leaders of the election.
This was reported by iDnes, citing the speech given by ANO head Andrej Babiš. iDnes is part of Babiš’s own media holdings.
Appearing before the media after the announcement of election results, the politician said that he would work “with all the political forces” in parliament, but that this principle does not concern the formation of a government coalition. According to iDnes, Andrej Babiš excludes the possibility of forming a bloc with the communists and the extreme right party SPD.
As is well known, SPD (which received 10.64%) and the Communist Party (7.77%) are openly pro-Russian. A coalition with them would carry the threat of a pro-Russian government developing in the Czech Republic.
“We are a party for everyone, but we are a pro-European party,” emphasized the leader of the winning party, who will configure the Czech government. He also emphasized that the creation of a pro-Russian government should not be expected. “Stop being afraid that the Czech Republic will turn to the East,” he asked.
As reported earlier, the currently ruling social-democrats received a sensationally poor result in the Czech elections. Among the winners of the election were parties whose members are openly pro-Russian.
The Ukrainian Ambassador to the Czech Republic expressed the hope earlier that the country would remain pro-European and pro-Ukrainian.