Czech populist Babis eyes power in election but may need help from extremes

Czechs face a worse security situation in Europe and fear of Russian intervention on Friday and Saturday.

71 -year -old populist billionaire Andrej Babis replaced the strong pro -Western Ukrainian coalition and turned to the next government.

However, the Czech politics will need allies at the ends of the policy and the prices will not be cheap.

Iz We will never drive the Czech Republic to the east. I can absolutely exclude it, Babis said Babis, often gathered on a crowd of old fans, in a scene in the old steel town of Kladno, just outside Prague.

He continued: “We were not those who lived with Putin – we were hives of Russian diplomats!” In 2014, Russia’s Gru Military Intelligence refers to the measures taken in the first period that a check ammunition was flying garbage.

The former Prime Minister warmed up to the theme of the gray head shook his head.

“And never – I repeat, never – we will not think of leaving the European Union. Look at what happened to Great Britain! And they are a nuclear power. There is gas, oil, a fishing industry. Trump and friends.”

Andrej Babis himself is friends with US President Donald Trump.

Many supporters were wearing a red baseball hat of Babis, which was largely inspired by Trump’s Maga movement, decorated with the words “strong Czech”.

The problem for the Babis – and it may soon become a problem for NATO and the EU – the fact that the Ano party will not be able to gain a general majority.

Instead, it will probably have to establish alliances with smaller parties on the eaves of Czech politics.

Opinion surveys and public opinion statements show that the potential allied choice will be limited to ultra-nationalist SPD, green-deal drivers and sufficient! -A temporary coalition of therered communists, the remnants of once height and a black hat, and a blogger “PitchFork” (the word Redneck).

On Wednesday night, during the only head -head discussion with Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Andrej Babis refused to create a coalition with the communists. “I will sign a piece of paper for this effect in the studio.”

Many of their potential allies want referendums to leave the EU and NATO.

Ano says it wouldn’t happen.

“We criticize the European Union, but we do not want to destroy it, we want to reform.” He said.

“And NATO can criticize many things about it, but joining NATO has carried the most important mileage in the history of the Czech Republic, and our position is to strengthen it,” he continued.

A large swelling dinosaur appeared on our heads, a part of a fluffy castle planted for the ano rally. For the old fans, there were tents that offer cup coffee, free blood pressure controls and red baseball hats.

They left when I left.

Throughout the city, 19 -year -old political science student Ondrej Kapralek, an activist of the Liberal Pirate Party, is preparing to vote in his first elections.

The pirates were part of the central right government until they left the coalition on a bungled digitalization plan.

However, his political stars are rising again and attract voters who are disappointed with both the government and the populist or extreme opposition.

“I definitely feel that we need to invest in our security,” the student said.

“This is not just about the housing, it’s not just about the economy, it’s not just about the EU – all this should come together to show my country’s generation may be a big future here.” He said.

Like many young Czech progress, he is worried that his country’s Robert Fico’s Slovakia or Viktor Orban can follow the footprints of Hungary – both EU and NATO members, but in favor of more and closer ties with Moscow.

Security Analyst Roman Maca, Russian intelligence services are believed to be behind cyber attacks and arson cases, “the Russian Czech Republic against the Czech Republic is running a great disinformation campaign.” He said.

He believes that the presence of Russian -friendly parties in a government -led government -led government should form alarm bells that play Europe.

“These parties are pro -Russian, so they will ask for the good one for the Kremlin.”

“Ano will ask Ano to stop supporting Ukraine, terminate the attempt to check the check ammunition, and to oppose the sanctions against Russia.”

Ano, Ukraine’a 3.5 million artillery shell attempt to scrap the attempt, he said. They want to replace them with a more transparent scheme working within NATO.

However, the party’s potential coalition partners want to go further with radical interruptions in defense expenditures and the deportation of Ukrainian refugees.

For the last few years, the Czech government – the EU, NATO, Ukraine’s defense – does not change their loyalty.

If the opinion polls are correct, this approach will soon – at least – will be questioned.