Czech populist opposition leads as election set for October

Czech election set for October amid fears of manipulation and political shift

Current polls show former PM Andrej Babiš and his right-wing populist ANO movement leading with 30.7% support.

Czech populist opposition leads as election set for October

PRAGUE - Czechs will hold parliamentary elections on October 3-4, President Petr Pavel said on Tuesday, setting the stage for a contest between the unpopular, centre-right governing coalition and a populist opposition allied with Europe's far right. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"The President of the Republic has decided to announce the date for elections to the Chamber of Deputies of Parliament, which will take place on the first weekend of October," the Czech Presidency said in a statement.

The Czech Republic is facing elections to the Chamber of Deputies this autumn. They will be held on Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4. The date was announced by President Petr Pavel on Tuesday, May 13, and the election campaign begins. All pre-election polls to date clearly favor Andrej Babiš's ANO movement.

Czech Populists Top the Polls

The opposition ANO party looks set to win the Czech parliament, according to recent polling. President Petr Pavel scheduled national elections for October 3rd and 4th this year. Ex-PM Andrej Babiš continues to lead opinion polls by a wide margin ahead of current Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s Spolu (Together) coalition.Sunday’s opinion poll by the Kantar agency for Czech Television shows ANO in the lead (35%) backing ahead of Spolu on 19.5%, Suppor…

This is stated in a press release on the website of the Czech president.Thus, the President of the Czech Republic set the dates for the elections in the country on October 3 and 4, 2025. This decision has yet to be approved by the Prime Minister with his signature. The elections will be officially announced after the publication of the decision in the Czech Republic's Compendium of Laws. After that, parties and political movements will be able t…