A victory for Babiš could align the Czech Republic with Hungary and Slovakia in forming a Central European bloc challenging Brussels. Despite strong support, Babiš may struggle to form a coalition as mainstream parties and the Czech president oppose governing with anti-EU or anti-NATO allies. ANO belongs to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s “Patriots for Europe” alliance, a group opposing deeper European Union integration, migration policies, and climate measures. Polls show ANO at just above 30 percent, about 10 points ahead of Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s center-right Spolu (Together) alliance. Czech President Petr Pavel has also signaled he will not approve ministers advocating an exit from Western institutions.