Populist billionaire Andrej Babis’s party set to win Czech election

Prague, Oct 5: Andrej Babis’s ANO party secured a decisive lead in the Czech parliamentary elections but fell short of winning outright control. With nearly all ballots counted, ANO received about 35 percent of votes, while Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s Spolu alliance trailed far behind. Fiala quickly admitted defeat and congratulated Babis. Turnout was the highest in decades, with thousands of candidates contesting 200 seats in the lower chamber, Al Jazeera reported.