Nothing is clear, we have not won yet, says Babis at the polling station in Ostrava on Saturday.
71-year-old Babis was previously seen as a liberal, but has moved his party Ano ("Yes" in Czech) further and further to the right. Ano seems, according to opinion polls, to become the winner of the election.
Babis has adopted a "Czech Republic first" stance and is on friendly terms with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Slovakia's Robert Fico – both of whom are significantly closer to Russia's Vladimir Putin than many other European leaders.
In addition to stopping military support to Ukraine, Babis also wants to cut back on the EU's fight against the climate crisis.
The polling stations are open 08–14 on Saturday. A definitive result is expected in the evening.
