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

Will pivotal election turn Czech Republic into another anti-EU agitator?

Composite image of Andrei Babiš, Petr Fiala and Tomio Okamura in front of the Czech flag
(Left to right) Andrej Babiš, Petr Fiala and Tomio Okamura are the leaders of the ANO party, Spolu alliance and SPD party respectively. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images/EPA

Voters in the Czech Republic go to the polls on 3 and 4 October in what protagonists and analysts describe as a pivotal parliamentary election that could lead to clashes with the EU on issues from migration to climate policy.

The vote will be keenly watched in Brussels, which is nervously considering the possibility of a third anti-EU agitator in central Europe alongside Hungary and Slovakia, with potential implications for the bloc’s support for Ukraine.

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