SURVEY: Two thirds of Czechs are against Andrej Babiš running for president – Topky.sk

Babiš would be supported in the candidacy by YES movement voters. “There is also support among people with basic education and among inactive people,” said the director of the company Median Přemysl Čech. He would not be supported in the candidacy by the majority of the VOTE coalitions and the Pirates with the STAN movement. According to the survey, about 80 percent of students would not support the current prime minister, Radiožurnál summarizes.

Babiš has not refuted or confirmed the candidacy in the past. However, after the recent parliamentary elections, he admitted that the ANO movement would field the presidential candidate. “Next year there will be municipal elections, there will be presidential elections, everywhere there will be a movement to participate,” he said after counting the majority.

Earlier, in another survey, Median examined who people could imagine as head of state. General Petr Pavel would have the greatest support, about 13 percent of violas. Grandma finished there in second place. Seven percent would support Jiří Drahoš, Pavel Fischer or Václav Klaus Sr. Ordinary presidential elections in the Czech Republic are scheduled for spring 2023. At that time, the five-year term of office of the current President of the Republic, Miloš Zeman, will expire, explains iROZHLAS.cz.