Overview
- President Petr Pavel swore in the new government at Prague Castle, concluding Petr Fiala’s pro-Western administration.
- The coalition pairs ANO with Freedom and Direct Democracy and Motorists for Themselves, giving the bloc a narrow majority in the 200-seat parliament.
- Andrej Babiš rejects Czech financial aid to Ukraine and guarantees for EU loans to Kyiv and has signaled dropping the Czech-led effort that sourced about 1.8 million artillery shells.
- The cabinet platform challenges core EU initiatives and aligns ANO and Motorists with the Patriots for Europe grouping, with Babiš courting like-minded partners such as Hungary and Slovakia.
- Motorists leader Petr Macinka was named foreign minister, and the party withdrew environment minister nominee Filip Turek after scandal and a police probe that the president indicated would bar his appointment.