00:00Czech billionaire and prime minister-designate Andrzej Babiš signed a coalition deal with right-wing allies on Monday.
00:08The move brings him a step closer to assuming the office he held previously between 2017 and 2021.
00:16Babiš's ANO party has teamed up with the Motorist Party, who are climate change skeptics,
00:21and the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party, or SPD, which is against the EU and NATO.
00:27The incoming prime minister says he hopes his coalition will materialize and take the reins by mid-December.
00:34The announcement comes after Babiš was asked by Czech president Petra Pavel to form a new government
00:39following his party's victory in last month's parliamentary elections.
00:43The ANO party won 34.5% of the vote, securing 92 seats in the 200-seat chamber,
00:50despite being previously projected to score far lower figures, ranging between 60 and 72 parliamentarians.
00:58Babiš promised to present the coalition agreement and its priorities to Pavel later this week.
01:04Many are worried his return, backed by fringe euro-skeptics, could decrease support for Ukraine.
01:10Before even taking office, the incoming premier has already vowed to cut all aid from Prague to Kiev.
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