ANO party to withdraw from Renew Europe

The Czech opposition ANO party will withdraw from the liberal Renew Europe group in the European Parliament and from the European ALDE party, party leader Andrej Babiš announced at a press conference in Prague on Friday. Babiš said ANO would not be able to fulfil its program in the current faction. The party won seven seats in the elections. ANO will now enter into negotiations on membership in another faction. Babiš said joining the conservative right-wing European Conservatives and Reformists faction is not an option.