Babiš condemned for Austrian “lunatics” comment

ANO chief Andrej Babiš has come in for criticism after referring to Austrians as “those lunatics” for having the Greens in government in a speech in the Czech lower house. The opposition leader later said his words were aimed at the Greens, not Austrians. However, the comment was covered in the Austrian media and condemned by Czech government party politicians.

Mr. Babiš spoke for hours in the lower house on Wednesday, helping ensure that a debate on postal voting, which ANO are against, carried on into the following day.