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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Andrej Babiš to hold talks with other Czech parties on forming government

Andrej Babiš surrounded by reporters after the Czech elections
Babiš will have to clear significant hurdles to become prime minister. Photograph: Tomas Tkacik/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Andrej Babiš has met the Czech president, Petr Pavel, and is to hold talks with other party leaders as the billionaire populist begins the tricky job of trying to form a stable government after his ANO (Yes) party won parliamentary elections, but failed to secure a majority.

Final results showed ANO won 34.5% of the vote, held on Friday and Saturday, translating to a provisional 80 seats in the 200-member parliament. The centre-right Spolu coalition of the outgoing prime minister, Petr Fiala, came second on 23.4%.

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