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Babis tasked with forming Czech government
By EUobserver
Czech businessman Andrej Babis was tasked Tuesday by president Milos Zeman to form a government, after his liberal ANO party came first in the 20-21 October elections. While Zeman said it was "a first step towards the formation of a stable government," Babis is facing a refusal to participate by all parliamentary parties, except the far-right SPD. Babis said he will try to form a minority government that includes experts.