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Petr Fiala

Petr Fiala

Outgoing prime minister; leader of Civic Democratic Party

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Babiš’s comeback: Czechia’s new eurosceptic coalition takes power

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Now opposition leader after losing 2025 election to Babiš’s ANO

Andrej Babiš just pulled off the comeback everyone said was over. Four years after losing power and then a presidential race to pro‑Western ex‑general Petr Pavel, the billionaire populist is back as Czech prime minister, sworn in on December 9, 2025, atop a majority coalition with the far‑right SPD and the anti‑green Motorists for Themselves party.

Updated Dec 11, 2025