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According to data from the electoral commission, cited by iDNES, all votes have now been counted in the Czech parliamentary elections.
In the final stage of vote counting, the gap between the populist ANO party led by Andrej Babiš and the ruling Together (SPOLU) coalition further narrowed.
In the end, ANO came out on top in every region except the capital, Prague, securing 35.4% of the vote, which translates into 80 seats in the 200-member Chamber of Deputies. The governing SPOLU coalition received 23.4% and is expected to take 52 seats.
With these results, Babiš’s party will be unable to form a majority government without bringing in other political forces.
At an evening press conference, Andrej Babiš called ANO’s victory “historic” and said he wanted to form a single-party government with the support of the Motorists and SPD.
The Motorists (who are considered Babiš’s most likely coalition partner) received 6.8% of the vote, amounting to 13 seats.
The populist Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party, also seen as a potential ally of Babiš, won 7.8% (15 seats), while the populist-communist movement Stačilo! (“Enough!”) — another possible partner — failed to enter parliament with 4.3%.
The Mayors and Independents (STAN) secured 11.2%, and the Pirate Party received 9%.
President Petr Pavel stated that coalition talks following the parliamentary elections “will not be easy.”
