“Czech President Petr Pavel said on Thursday that he agreed to appoint the leader of the ANO movement Andrej Babis as the Czech Prime Minister after he announced the elimination of a conflict of interest regarding the holding company Agrofert.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Andrei Babish, photo: Getty Images Source: Pavel in the X social network, reports “European Truth”
Details: The President of the Czech Republic thanked Babis for the “clear and understandable way” in which he announced how to resolve his conflict of interest.
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Direct speech of the president of the Czech Republic: “That’s why I decided to appoint him to the position of prime minister on Tuesday, December 9, at 9 o’clock. Thus, I respect the results of the elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament and the progress of negotiations on the formation of a coalition government.”
Andrey Babish is a billionaire and the owner of the Agrofert holding, which receives subsidies from the European Union. The appointment of Babis as the prime minister of the Czech Republic – an EU member state – would cause a conflict of interests.
What happened before:
- Pavel has repeatedly called on the ANO leader to announce how he is going to resolve this conflict of interest.
- On Thursday evening, Babis said he was putting Agrofert into a trust and would thus never have anything to do with the company again.
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