Formation of government
Right-wing alliance in the Czech Republic signs coalition agreement
Updated November 3, 2025 – 1:40 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
No introduction of the euro, zero tolerance for migration, retirement at 65: the new coalition program in the Czech Republic promises a lot. But now it’s the president’s turn.
A month after the parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic, billionaire and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis forged an EU-critical government alliance with two right-wing parties. His right-wing populist ANO movement signed a coalition agreement in Prague with the Motorists party and the ultra-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD). “We will have a lot of work, we are ready,” said Babis. In their program, the future partners promise to assert national interests: “We want a different Europe.”
But now it is the turn of the president and ex-NATO general Petr Pavel. Because in the Czech Republic it is not the parliament that elects the prime minister. The president appoints the head of government, who then has to gain the trust of parliament. It is still unclear when these steps will follow, but possibly not until December. The ANO, Motorists and SPD together hold 108 of the 200 seats in the House of Representatives, which was due to meet on Monday for its first session in the new electoral term.
In the draft of their program, the likely coalition partners announced “zero tolerance for illegal migration”. They promise lower energy prices, an end to the broadcasting fee and the reintroduction of pensions from the age of 65. They reject the euro and want to enshrine the retention of the crown in the constitution. Organizations funded from abroad should disclose their donors in the future. The EU’s Green Deal is criticized as “untenable” and the European migration and asylum package is rejected outright.
An appendix to the coalition agreement stipulates that the ANO provides the head of government and eight cabinet members. It was the strongest force in the election at the beginning of October with 34.5 percent of the vote. The motorists should take over the environmental, cultural, sports and foreign ministries. Among other things, the SPD is supposed to head the Ministry of Defense, although the party had spoken out in favor of a referendum on leaving NATO and the EU during the election campaign. However, party leader Tomio Okamura was unable to get this demand accepted in the coalition talks.
