ANO party leads after three-quarters of votes counted

With about three-quarters of districts counted, Andrej Babiš’s ANO party led the Czech parliamentary elections with 36.9 percent of the vote, followed by the Spolu coalition (Civic Democratic Party, TOP 09, and Christian Democrats) with 21.6 percent and the Mayors and Independents (STAN) with 11 percent. The Freedom and Direct Democracy Party (SPD) had 8.1 percent, the Pirates 7.9 percent, and Motorists Themselves 6.9 percent. The Enough! movement (Stačilo!) remained below the five-percent threshold with 4.6 percent.