He is a no-nonsense workaholic with famously unpolished manners; a billionaire, ex-communist former prime minister who calls himself “Trumpist”, admires Viktor Orbán, and has spent his political career fighting conflict of interest claims. “He’s a populist and he’s out for himself. “He’s already been prime minister, and he didn’t try make us like Russia, or Slovakia, or Hungary. Babiš, whose wealth comes from a sprawling empire of farming, food processing and fertiliser firms, started his Action of Dissatisfied Citizens (ANO, meaning Yes in Czech) party in 2011. “I think the best we can hope for is a minority government, where Babiš has to negotiate support bill by bill.