‘Trumpist’ Czech PM-elect refuses to sell business empire amid conflict of interest row

Billionaire populist Andrej Babi insisting he will meet legal obligations before taking office

Andrej Babi, the self-proclaimed Trumpist" billionaire who won last month's Czech election, has refused to sell his huge business empire, but insisted he will resolve a conflict of interest that threatens to bar him from becoming prime minister.

Babi, whose ANO party finished a comfortable first in the October vote but failed to secure a majority in parliament, said in a social media post on Thursday he would not sell his Agrofert farming, food processing and chemicals conglomerate.