“After all, I may have left politics after profitable the election and had a cushty life, or ANO may have appointed another person as prime minister,” Babiš stated Thursday evening in a video tackle to voters.
“However I’m satisfied that you’d understand it as a betrayal,” he added. “That’s the reason I’ve determined to irrevocably quit the Agrofert firm, with which I’ll now not have something to do, I’ll by no means personal it, I can’t have any financial relations with it, and I can’t be in any contact with it.”
Babiš’ ascension to the Czech premiership additional tilts Central Europe in an anti-establishment route, because the populist tycoon joins Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and Slovakia’s Robert Fico as potential thorns in Brussels’ aspect on key EU recordsdata.
In stepping again from Agrofert, nevertheless, Babiš made clear the significance of retaking the prime ministerial position. The holding’s shares will now be managed via a belief construction by an impartial administrator.
“This step, which matches far past the necessities of the legislation, was not simple for me. I’ve been constructing my firm for nearly half my life and I’m very sorry that I can even should step down as chairman of the Agrofert Basis,” Babiš stated.
“My kids will solely get Agrofert after my loss of life,” he added.
