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Billionaire Babis scores big in Czech election
Reuters ^ | 21 Oct 2017 | Jason Hovet, Robert Muller

Posted on 10/21/2017 11:18:52 AM PDT by mandaladon

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech billionaire Andrej Babis won a thumping victory in Saturday’s parliamentary election, giving the anti-establishment businessman facing fraud charges a strong mandate to cut taxes, lift public investment and fight immigration.

Babis's ANO movement held an unbeatable 30.04 percent of the vote with 94.4 percent of voting stations having reported -- almost three times any other party and giving it a chance to rule with just one partner in a coalition. (Graphic tmsnrt.rs/2vO4hPW)

ANO is the first party to break a quarter century of dominance by two mainstream center-right and center-left parties, highlighting a shifting political landscape in Europe where a refugee crisis has given rise to protest groups.

At just 7.4 percent, the ruling Social Democrats of Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka were on course for their worst result since the country peacefully split with Slovakia in 1993.

The far-right, anti-European Union SPD party made strong gains, capturing more than 10 percent of the vote, while another protest party, the Pirates, was set to win a number of seat by appealing to unhappy liberal voters.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: andrejbabis; babis; billionaires; czech; czechoslovakia; czechrepelection; czechrepublic; trump
Drawing comparisons with U.S. President Donald Trump for his anti-establishment message, Babis has maintained his popularity despite the charges and accusations of conflicts of interest related to his businesses.~~~~~Good news...
1 posted on 10/21/2017 11:18:53 AM PDT by mandaladon
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To: mandaladon

Isn’t that an Alice Cooper song?


2 posted on 10/21/2017 11:22:52 AM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: mandaladon
Czech billionaire Andrej Babis (C,R), chairman of the ANO movement (YES) kisses Marek Prchal, PR manager of ANO for social media at ANO headquarter after Czech elections on October 21, 2017 in Prague.~~~~~~His wife on the right
3 posted on 10/21/2017 11:23:09 AM PDT by mandaladon (It's always good to be underestimated. ~Donald Trump)
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To: mandaladon

Will he check the EU’s privilege?


4 posted on 10/21/2017 11:27:46 AM PDT by Paladin2 (No spelchk nor wrong word auto substition on mobile dev. Please be intelligent and deal with it....)
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To: mandaladon
...while another protest party, the Pirates, was set to win a number of seat by appealing to unhappy liberal voters.


5 posted on 10/21/2017 11:30:28 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign

Q: How much does the Pirate party pay to get listeners?

A: A buccaneer.


6 posted on 10/21/2017 11:37:46 AM PDT by glorgau
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Q: How much does the Pirate party pay to get listeners?
A: A buccaneer.

And here I was about to make a joke about a billionaire who's still writing czechs vs. using his dzebit card, and you ruined it for me with a much better one :-)

7 posted on 10/21/2017 12:35:08 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: mandaladon

A “Pirates” party in a landlocked country. Interesting.


8 posted on 10/21/2017 1:06:15 PM PDT by River Hawk
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To: P.O.E.

Maybe Central Europeans can teach the Europeans farther west how to protect their homelands.


9 posted on 10/21/2017 1:07:14 PM PDT by River Hawk
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To: River Hawk

Vlad knew what to do.


10 posted on 10/21/2017 1:10:41 PM PDT by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: P.O.E.

Now we have Brexit, Austria, Poland and Czech with Hungary soon to add to the list.


11 posted on 10/21/2017 1:37:38 PM PDT by Zathras
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Don’t forget Norway and Denmark being right of center. Sweden votes next year. The Swiss are no fans of moose limbs either.

Belgium, Holland, France, Germany and England are the core moose boot lockers.


12 posted on 10/21/2017 3:50:36 PM PDT by Professional
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To: mandaladon

His wife is Monika Babisova.


13 posted on 10/21/2017 5:17:28 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

She put the “babe” in Babisova.


14 posted on 10/21/2017 5:17:55 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96

You mean Babe-isova.


15 posted on 10/21/2017 5:18:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
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