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

‘Trumpist’ Czech PM-elect refuses to sell business empire amid conflict-of-interest row

Andrej Babiš standing in front of microphones talking to the press
Babiš: ‘I have repeatedly said I will never sell Agrofert. This is not like selling a roll in a bakery.’ Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA

Andrej Babiš, the self-proclaimed “Trumpist” billionaire who won last month’s Czech election, has refused to sell his huge business empire, but insisted he will resolve a conflict of interest that threatens to bar him from becoming prime minister.

Babiš, whose ANO party finished a comfortable first in the October vote but failed to secure a majority in parliament, said in a social media post on Thursday he would not sell his Agrofert farming, food processing and chemicals conglomerate.

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