Czech President appoints ANO leader Andrei Babis as Prime Minister

Czech President Petr Pavel appointed the leader of the ANO party ("Action of Dissatisfied Citizens") Andrei Babish is the new Prime minister of the country. This was reported on December 9 by the Reuters news agency.

The full composition of the Cabinet of Ministers with the subsequent formation of a new government will be appointed on December 15, the publication clarifies.

Meanwhile, Pavel urged Babis to maintain strong security relations with the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO).

"We have to resolve a number of issues that will not be pleasant to the public, will require not only foresight, but also courage, will require not questioning our obligations in the EU and NATO and a constructive approach," the agency quoted the Czech leader as saying.

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The Czech President accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Petr Fiala's government on November 6 and instructed his cabinet to temporarily continue its work until a new cabinet is formed. It was noted that Pavel asked Fiala to ensure that the transfer of cases from all departments took place calmly, and the new government began working as soon as possible "for the benefit of citizens."

The ANO party led by Babis won the parliamentary elections on October 4. According to the results of counting the results at 99.55% of polling stations, the political force won 34.69% of the votes in the elections. After that, on October 19, Babis went on vacation, instead of participating in negotiations on the formation of a future government. Later, on November 3, the ANO, SPD and Motorists parties signed an agreement to form a government coalition. The association was supported by 108 out of 200 deputies.

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