Babiš says he will be ANO’s leader and candidate for PM in 2025 elections

Former Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš says he will be ANO’s electoral leader and candidate for PM in next year’s general elections. However, he told CNN Prima News on Sunday that if his presence in those positions was a problem for the party he would stand aside.

At the same time the billionaire businessman said ANO had three potential candidates to lead a government: himself and prominent party figures Karel Havlíček and Alena Schillerová.

He did rule out a post-election coalition with the anti-EU Freedom and Direct Democracy.