The party of Andrej Babis, former leader of the Czech government, is expected to prevail in parliamentary elections that begin Friday.
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Secretive Program That Keeps Ukraine’s Weapons Firing Is Suddenly in Doubt
A Czech Republic-led effort gathers munitions for Kyiv from around the world, but an opposition party expected to win elections there has vowed to drop it.
Czech Republic Elects Petr Pavel President Over Andrej Babis
Petr Pavel, a political novice, defeated Andrej Babis, a populist business tycoon and former prime minister, in the first of several important European elections this year.
Petr Pavel and Andrej Babis to Face Off In Czech Republic Presidential Race
Both candidates, Petr Pavel and Andrej Babis, are expected to foster closer ties to the West.
Czech Court Clears Andrej Babis of Fraud in E.U. Funds Case
Andrej Babis, a billionaire agriculturalist, had been accused of illegally obtaining farm subsidies for one of his properties.
Czechs Defeat a Populist, Offering a Road Map for Toppling Strongmen
A wide range of parties in the Czech Republic banded together despite their differences to oppose Andrej Babis, the country’s populist prime minister. Opposition parties in Hungary are hoping to duplicate the feat.
Populist Leader of Czech Republic Narrowly Defeated in Election
The results suggest that the populist wave in Eastern and Central Europe is receding, stalled by the growing unity of its opponents and a crisis of confidence after the defeat of the former U.S. president.
The Arms Merchant in the Sights of Russia’s Elite Assassination Squad
Russian spies have twice tried to poison Emilian Gebrev. Now, revelations in the Czech Republic show they also destroyed shipments of his military supplies.
Russia Expels 20 Czech Diplomats as Tensions Escalate
On Saturday, Prague kicked out 18 Russian diplomats after accusing Russia of being behind an attack on an ammunition depot. On Sunday, Moscow retaliated.
Czechs Blame 2014 Blasts at Ammunition Depots on Elite Russian Spy Unit
The unit has also been implicated in the 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter.