Czech PM’s party loses election to liberal-conservative coalition
by Robert Tait from on (#5QHQJ)
Andrej Babi's populist ANO party narrowly behind Together three-party grouping in parliamentary poll
Prime minister Andrej Babi's centrist party on Saturday narrowly lost the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, a surprise development that could mean the end of the populist billionaire's reign in power.
The two-day election to fill 200 seats in the lower house of the parliament took place shortly after details emerged of Babi's overseas financial dealings in the Pandora Papers. Babi, 67, has denied wrongdoing.
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