ANO, SPD, and Motorists negotiate emerging government’s policy program

Negotiating teams from ANO, SPD, and the Motorists’ party will meet Monday through Friday to finalize the policy program of their planned coalition government. ANO leader Andrej Babiš will not attend the talks, citing a short holiday. The discussions will instead be led by ANO deputy leaders Karel Havlíček and Alena Schillerová. Talks will begin Monday focusing on the finance, industry, and defence portfolios. ANO aims to present the final program and cabinet lineup to the president in November.