Populist billionaire Andrej Babiš wins Czech parliamentary election
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PRAGUE — Billionaire Andrej Babiš became another populist leader in Central Europe to stage a political comeback by winning big in the Czech Republic's parliamentary election, according to nearly complete results Saturday.
That result could steer the country away from supporting Ukraine and toward Hungary and Slovakia, which have taken a pro-Russian path.
With the results of 99.5% of the polling stations counted by the Statistics Office, Babiš' ANO (YES) movement captured 34.7% of the vot
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