Billionaire’s Party Extends Sway in Czech Municipal Vote
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The party of billionaire Finance Minister Andrej Babis strengthened its sway over Czech politics after winning municipal elections in most of the country’s large cities.
Babis’s ANO party won ballots in nine of 13 regional capitals, according to Czech Statistics Office, three years after entering politics with a goal to displace traditional leaders he deemed inept. ANO won 22 percent of the vote in Prague to beat the opposition TOP09 party, and is negotiating with potential partners to secure the mayor’s post for its candidate, Adriana Krnacova.