After election win, Czech opposition seeks to oust prime minister hit by Pandora Papers disclosures

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PRAGUE — The two opposition alliances opposed to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won a parliamentary majority Saturday, raising the possibility that Babis may be forced from office after an election shaken by financial disclosures in the Pandora Papers.

In a surprise surge, the center-right opposition alliance was narrowly ahead of the party led by Babis, a billionaire tycoon and ally of Hungary’s far-right leader Viktor Orban. A separate opposition bloc took parliament seats and would push the anti-Babis factions into the majority.

The Pandora Papers roared into the Czech elections in the final week, revealing that Babis allegedly used shell companies to purchase a $22 million French chateau in 2009.

“He definitely lost some voters because of this scandal,” said Jiri Pehe, director of New York University Prague. “I think the opposition alliances will be very united in their efforts to force Babis out.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/czech-elections-babis-pandora-papers/2021/10/09/2bb985e2-2851-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html

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1. Babis Called It 'Fake News'

Didn't work for him either.

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2. Czech election: President Milos Zeman in intensive care after vote

Czech President Milos Zeman has been taken to hospital amid political upheaval after a surprise opposition win in parliamentary elections.

The 77-year-old is a heavy smoker and former heavy drinker who uses a wheelchair and suffers from diabetes.

He was due to lead talks on forming a new government after Saturday's vote.

Prague's Central Military Hospital director said Mr Zeman was in intensive care for complications from a known condition.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58863671