Czech opposition wins big in Senate vote, hitting PM Babis

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPro-Western opposition parties won big Saturday in the Czech Republic's Senate election, and The Washington Times says it is a blow to Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his ruling coalition.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorVoters were filling one third of the seats in Parliament's upper house, so this was not the whole chamber, but it was a big slice, and the opposition took it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOne third of the Senate.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRight, and the story here is that Babis is a populist, and the winners are the parties that lean toward the West, so the result reads as a message from voters to the coalition.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA message, yes.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThough in my experience the coalition will say the message was misdelivered, and then everyone will go back to arguing about the mail.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLook, I have never been to Prague, but I already want the opposition to have a really good Sunday, with pastries.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou have followed Czech politics for ninety seconds and you already have a favorite.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNinety seconds is a long time in the Senate, Hank.