The leader of ANO is the spitting image of one of the legendary Chuckle Brothers
The Czech election results are in and, as is increasingly usual these days, they make absolutely no sense, with an anti-EU, pro-Russian billionaire winning in a country that absolutely loves the EU, hates Russia, and is less than enthusiastic about people with too much money.
Despite this, the biggest winner on election day was ANO (literally 'Yes'), often described as a "right-wing populist" party, led by businessman Andrej Babiš, which is basically just a gang of idiots and scumbags covered in Putin's pocket fluff. Boosted by odd activity on social media platforms, they went up from 27% at the last election to 35%.
This result, however, is not typical of Czech attitudes. For example, a 2021 survey conducted before Putin's 2022 invasion of the Ukraine found that 78% of Czechs viewed Russia unfavorably, with only 12% expressing a positive view. Meanwhile, according to the most recent Eurobarometer survey, conducted in May 2025, 62% of Czech respondents believe their country benefits from EU membership!!!
Also, making this election even more doolally, a party led by Japanese man who wants to kick out all the immigrants got 7.8% of the vote!
Czechia's leading anti-immigrant politician
Czechia's leading anti-immigrant politician
Despite coming first, ANO will be 20 seats short of a majority in the 200-seat Czech parliament, so will struggle to form a stable government.
The anti-immigrant Japanese-led party, the SPD, can only throw 15 seats into the pot, so Babiš will also attempt to attract support from "Motorists for Themselves," a party that opposes green politics, liberalism, and progressivism, and which wants to abolish all bicycle lanes. They have 13 seats.
The anti-immigrant Japanese-led party, the SPD, can only throw 15 seats into the pot, so Babiš will also attempt to attract support from "Motorists for Themselves," a party that opposes green politics, liberalism, and progressivism, and which wants to abolish all bicycle lanes. They have 13 seats.
A populist party led by a dodgy billionaire, an anti-immigrant party led by an actual immigrant, a single issue party of angry boomers, and a totally crazy result -- Czech politics certainly displays all the classic signs of being seriously fucked with for a long time by various Kremlin ops. No wonder Czech politics is so schizo!
Andrej Babiš or Barry Chuckle?
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