Czechs rally against acting PM Babis getting OK to form govt
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Thousands of Czechs are rallying in the capital of Prague to protest acting Prime Minister Andrej Babis because he is under investigation for fraud and still plans to create a government supported by the maverick Communist Party.
Tuesday's rally at downtown Wenceslas Square takes place a day before President Milos Zeman is scheduled to again appoint Babis as prime minister. The centrist ANO (YES) movement led by Babis won a parliamentary election in October but his minority government lost a confidence vote in January and had to resign.
Babis is set to form a government with the Social Democrats that would govern with support from the Communists. The protesters are condemning Babis' plan and have called for his resignation.
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His position is also complicated by reports he collaborated with the former communist-era secret police.