Czechs vote today on the second and final days of parliamentary elections, which are likely to mark the return of the populist billionaire Andrei Babis in power with promises to increase wages, stimulating growth and at the same time reducing Ukraine aid.
The change from today’s center -right government is likely to reinforce the populist, anti -immigration camp in Europe, as well as the opposition to the European Union’s climate goals, Reuters notes.
The constituencies were re -opened this morning at 08:00 (09:00 Greek time) after they were closed for the night. Voters can vote by 2 pm And tonight it is expected to be announced an indicative preliminary result. There will be no predictions based on polls at the exit of the electoral departments.
Most of the 8 million registered voters elect yesterday, Friday, and today the 200 -member MPs, the most important of the two bodies of Prague Parliament. According to polls, the populist right -wing Ano (YES) party (yes), led by billionaire former Prime Minister Andrei Babis, will emerge in the strongest power. The center -right Spolu Alliance (together) led by Prime Minister Petr Fyes, on the other hand, is expected to suffer losses.
71 -year -old Babis said yesterday by voting in the industrial city of Ostrava of Eastern Czech Republic that it aims at an absolute majority for his party. He is an ally of Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the political team of the European Parliament Patriots for Europe.
Babis, who had served as prime minister from 2017 to 2021, has adopted an ambiguous line of help in Ukraine, while outgoing Prime Minister Petr Fyel has steadily supported Kiev in the war against Russia.
Source :Skai
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