Billionaire leads race to become Czech prime minister
1 min readThe 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.