Viktor Orbán Congratulates Newly Appointed Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš

File photo of Viktor Orbán and Andrej Babiš

On Tuesday in Prague, Czech President Petr Pavel appointed Andrej Babiš, leader of the Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO) movement, which won the October parliamentary elections, as prime minister.

Immediately after his appointment, Andrej Babiš took the oath of office required by the constitution, thereby officially becoming the prime minister of the Czech Republic. President Petr Pavel congratulated Andrej Babiš on his appointment and praised him for honoring their agreement and publicly announcing how he intends to resolve the conflict of interest between his business and political roles. Babiš has 30 days from the date of his appointment to do so.

| Congratulations to @AndrejBabis on being sworn in as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic!

A great day for Czechia. A great day for Europe.

The #Patriots family keeps growing stronger. pic.twitter.com/WE75TsY4GM

— Patriots for Europe (@PatriotsEP) December 9, 2025

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán also congratulated the new Czech Prime Minister expressing hope for stronger cooperation in various issues with the reorganized Czech Government.

During the time of former PM Petr Fiala’s centrist to far left government coalition (2021–2025) Czech-Hungarian relations have stalled on most issues. However, newly appointed Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš, is Viktor Orbán’s longe term ally, as they shared opinions on several issues such as curbing EU migration quotas, resisting Brussels’ bureaucracy, or prioritizing diplomacy over military aid to Ukraine.

Congratulations to @AndrejBabis on his appointment as Prime Minister! A committed Czech patriot is back at the helm. I look forward to seeing him next week at a very important EUCO!

— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) December 9, 2025

Babiš promised that in his role as head of government, he would protect the interests of Czech citizens both at home and abroad, and do everything in his power to make “the Czech Republic the best place in the world to live.”

The 71-year-old politician will lead the Czech Republic as the head of the coalition government. The president is expected to appoint his ministers early next week. The candidates are known, the government program has already been prepared, and in his coalition partner, Tomio Okamura’s (SPD) view, the speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of parliament is expected to vote on it on January 13.

President Petr Pavel has already met with the ministerial candidates and only has objections to Filip Turek, whom the coalition has nominated as environment minister. The honorary president of the Motorists is currently ill, thus his meeting with the head of state has been postponed.

Babiš, who is of Slovak origin, is returning to the post of Czech Prime Minister after four years, and this is his third term as head of government.

Patriots are gaining strength on the continent!

Congratulations to @AndrejBabis on his appointment as Prime Minister! pic.twitter.com/Jq1UwvvjGm

— Miklós Szánthó (@MiklosSzantho) December 9, 2025

This time, Babiš will lead a three-party coalition government. The governing coalition consists of ANO, the Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) movement, as well as the Motorists Party.

Former Hungarian ambassador to the Czech Republic, Tibor Bial said earlier to Index:

“The fact is that Babiš’ return is good for relations between the V4 countries. There are many similarities between him and Viktor Orbán, which is natural, as they share similar views and are both founding members of the Patriots. Their good relationship was already evident during the previous government cycle. During the Covid period, for example, they supported each other significantly when the world shut down and the countries in the region cooperated closely and actively, based on the trust and good relations between the prime ministers…

We tend to downplay the importance of the V4 these days, as the prime ministers of the four countries do not agree on everything, and this is often reinforced by the media. All four countries face similar challenges in areas such as illegal migration and agriculture, and these are easier to solve together. Cultural and educational projects are also ongoing, but these are obviously not as spectacular as their views on Ukraine,” said the former ambassador.

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