Czechs Face Impasse as Social Democrats Look for Partners
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The Social Democrats, the winners of the Czech Republic’s snap election, reached out to parties with opposing policy goals after an unexpectedly close race set the course for protracted government talks.
The Social Democrats garnered 20.5 percent support with all votes counted, a record-low tally for an election winner, the Statistics Office said yesterday. ANO, a pro-business party founded by Slovak-born billionaire Andrej Babis, had 18.7 percent. The Communists were third with 14.9 percent.