The populist Ano party of billionaire Andrej Babis faced tough talks on forming a government on Sunday after it won a weekend election but fell short of a majority, leaving it in need of partners who are demanding seats in the cabinet.

Ano is allied with Hungary’s Viktor Orban and a number of far-right parties in the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament, and its win will strengthen the populist, anti-immigration camp in the European Union.

Ano won the Czech election on Saturday with 34.5 per cent of the vote, complete resu

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