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Czechs Head To Polls With Billionaire Ex-premier Tipped To Come First

A possible return to power of Andrej Babis could draw the Ukraine ally closer to EU mavericks Hungary and Slovakia (Credit: AFP)

Czechs will cast ballots on Friday and Saturday in a general election which the party of self-described "Trumpist" Andrej Babis is expected to top, though without getting a majority.

A possible return to power of the billionaire ex-premier could draw the Czech Republic -- an ally of Ukraine -- closer to EU mavericks Hungary and Slovakia, spelling rocky relations with both Kyiv and Brussels.

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