Billionaire Andrej Babis sworn in as Czech prime minister
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Czech President Milos Zeman has sworn in a populist billionaire as the country's new prime minister after his centrist movement won landslide parliamentary elections.
Andrej Babis' ANO (YES) movement won 78 seats in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament in October. Known for his resolve to run the state like a company, Babis opposes setting a date for the adoption the euro common currency and rejects the EU's relocation system for migrants.
Wednesday's appointment comes despite fraud charges against him, a reason why none of the other parties agreed to create a coalition government with ANO.
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Babis has created an ANO minority government with independent experts. Zeman, his ally, is expected to swear in the Cabinet next Wednesday.
Any new government has to win a parliamentary confidence vote to rule.