Billionaire leads race to become Czech prime minister

The EU must recognise the forces that drove Brexit and reform accordingly, the billionaire frontrunner to become the next Czech prime minister says. Andrej Babiš, leader of the “anti-establishment” ANO party, told_ The Daily Telegraph_ that the EU is chasing the wrong priorities as it eyes deeper integration. “I’m not a Eurosceptic,” the Czech Republic’s second richest man said during a campaign stop in Nachod – a small town on the Polish border, ahead of elections on Oct 20-21. Pragmatic but unpredictable, Mr Babiš is often compared to Donald Trump due to his wealth, populist agenda, and Teflon-like ability to brush off financial scandals and coarse outbursts. UCJ, UNILORIN.