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Six takeaways from the Czech Republic's historic election

Here are the key points to help you understand the Czech election and what it means for Europe.

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Czech President Milos Zeman hospitalised day after parliamentary vote

Milos Zeman has a key role to play in establishing a new government following the loss of close ally Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

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Czech Republic: Centre-right coalition defeats ruling ANO party

Together and the centre-left bloc announced on Saturday evening that they have signed a memorandum of their will to govern together.

Hungary

Afghans among hundreds of migrants stranded on Serbia-Hungary border

Hundreds of migrants from Africa and Asia live in an abandoned farm in Kárásztanya, near the Serbian-Hungarian border. Euronews spoke to some of them.

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Will Viktor Orban help win the Czech election for Andrej Babis?

Orban and Babis have been hitting the anti-migrant campaign trail together.

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What chance of a referendum on 'Czexit' after this weekend's election?

Czech Republic's ruling party may need post-election support from a right-wing movement that wants a referendum on leaving the EU.

My Europe Series

Czech election: Opinion polls, key issues and all you need to know

From the Pirate Party to post-election alliances, here's your guide to the Czech general election.

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Is climate a key election issue in the coal-craving Czech Republic?

Will environmental issues be important to Czech voters in a general election this weekend?

My Europe Series

This new anti-corruption party wants to clean up the Czech Republic

Andrej Babis began life as an anti-corruption crusader. So what happened?

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Are the Czech Social Democrats locked in a death spiral?

They are the Czech Republic's oldest surviving political party. Is that record in danger?

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Czech election: Babiš remains frontrunner despite Pandora scandal

The ANO movement of billionaire populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis is tipped to win despite recent revelations on his offshore dealings.

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Will the Czech elections see Prague turn its back on Russia and China?

Relations have already frayed considerably over the past year.

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Poland 'must pay €500,000-a-day fine' over controversial coal mine

Poland must pay €500,000-a-day to Brussels over controversial coal mine, says ECJ

Czech Republic

Vaccination rate slowing in Czech Republic as infections rise

The Czech Republic has 54.6% of its population fully vaccinated, below the EU average of 60.3%.

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'No place for Afghan refugees in Europe,' says Czech PM Babiš

"A better option is a solution that allows people to stay in Afghanistan," he said.

Lithuania

Czech Republic helps Lithuania fund border fence with Belarus

The deal comes after Lithuania asked fellow EU member states for assistance against illegal migration.

World News

Serbian director Stefan Arsenijevic takes top prize at Czechia’s Karlovy Vary film festival

Serbian film director Stefan Arsenijevic won the Crystal Globe in the main competition with “As far As I Can Walk”, or "Strahinja" in the original version, an epic film about migration and love.

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Three dead as passenger trains collide in Czech Republic

Three people were killed and dozens injured as two passenger trains collided in the southwest of the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

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The story of Roma women's forced sterilisation in central Europe

Forced sterilisation of Roma women happened in the Czech Republic and its predecessor, Czechoslovakia, over four decades. Now, finally, victims can ask for compensation.

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Euroviews. Europe's silence over Stanislav Tomas clouds Roma memorial day | View

"The silence of our political leaders in Europe to his death stood in contrast to the vocal statements that surrounded the death of George Floyd, in Minneapolis, last year."