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Czech PM's Coalition Faces Confidence Vote Amid Controversial Policies

1/14/2026

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's government faces a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament.
Babiš leads the far-right ANO movement, which formed a coalition with Freedom and Direct Democracy and the Motorists for Themselves.
The coalition opposes Ukraine aid and EU loans, amid the Russian invasion.
It seeks to expel many of the 380,000 Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic.
The coalition also aims to revive the coal industry.

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Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš's government faces a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament.
Babiš leads the far-right ANO movement, which formed a coalition with Freedom and Direct Democracy and the Motorists for Themselves.
The coalition opposes Ukraine aid and EU loans, amid the Russian invasion.
It seeks to expel many of the 380,000 Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic.
The coalition also aims to revive the coal industry.