Populist Czech PM Babis goes empty-handed in Senate elections
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Opposition parties still control the Czech Senate, in a major blow to Prime Minister Andrej Babis' and his governing coalition.
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The ruling coalition of populist billionaire Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has failed to win a single seat in elections in the Senate.
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The result means pro-Western opposition parties control the chamber, the upper house of parliament.
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The election on Saturday was the first electoral test for Babis after he won parliamentary elections in October 2025 that returned him to power after a break of four years since his first term as premier.
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Final results from the two-day ballot showed that candidates directly linked to the opposition parties won 22 of the 27 seats up for grabs in the 81-member Senate, retaining a previous opposition majority.
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The centrist ANO (or YES) movement led by Babis failed to win any more seats, leaving it with 14 Senate lawmakers.
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"We certainly didn't expect that we wouldn't win a single Senate seat in this election," he said, but vowed to nonetheless go ahead with his government's agenda.
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That includes an unpopular plan to revamp funding for the country’s public broadcasters.
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video His euroskeptic coalition has also ended direct military support for Ukraine as it defends itself against a Russian invasion, and opposed European Union policies to combat global warming.
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Although the lower house of the Czech parliament plays the main legislative role, the Senate has a big say in passing constitutional amendments and approving Constitutional Court judges.
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