Ruling party narrowly loses Czech vote; PM Babis may be out
The Hindu
Mr. Babis and his potential partner, the Freedom party, don't have enough support to win the confidence vote
Prime Minister Andrej Babis' centrist party on Saturday narrowly lost the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, a surprise development that could mean the in power.
The two-day election to fill 200 seats in the lower house of the Czech Republic's parliament took place shortly after the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists reported details of Mr. Babis' overseas financial dealings in a project dubbed the “.” Mr. Babis, 67, has denied wrongdoing.
With almost all the the votes counted, the Czech Statistics Office said Together, a liberal-conservative three-party coalition, captured 27.8% of the vote, beating Mr. Babis' ANO (Yes) party, which won 27.1%.