🇨🇿 Czechia sees the creation of the most rightwing government in its history!

The ANO movement of Andrej Babiš, which won the recent election, is teaming up with the right-wing populists from Freedom and Direct Democracy and the Motorists for Themselves party.

Babiš is expected to return as prime minister.

Two parties in the coalition oppose strong support for Ukraine. Their programs include closer ties with Slovakia and Hungary and rejecting the idea of a joint EU army.

ANO also criticizes Czech participation in the EU initiative on joint ammunition purchases for Ukraine and opposes Ukraine’s EU and NATO membership.

Ministers are expected to be announced by the end of November. The speaker of parliament may be SPD leader Tomio Okamura, who previously used anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.

Czechia is the latest country to swing to the right in Central Europe after Poland and Slovakia, with Romania being the only oddity where liberals won the most recent presidential election, after controversially cancelling the 2024 elections which the nationalist Călin Georgescu was poised to win.

Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia now form a powerful anti-federalist bloc in the EU.

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—🇽🇰/🇹🇷 WATCH: Kosovo’s Cobra I armored vehicles have been filmed carrying ASELSAN SARP remote weapon stations.

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—🇸🇪❌🇷🇸 NEW: Sweden has announced it will cut parts of its support to Serbia’s state authorities, saying Serbia’s government has failed to tackle corruption, uphold the rule of law, and deliver on reforms.

➡️ Swedish subsidies will be redirected to strengthen Serbian civil society, with the possibility of renewed official aid only if Serbia demonstrates genuine reform progress.

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—🤝🇭🇷/🇽🇰 NEW: President Zoran Milanovic of Croatia stated he urges the recognition of the Republic of Kosova wherever he travels.

➡️ Milanovic previously declared he is likely the only foreign president to have called for Kosova's recognition at the UN General Assembly.

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—🇦🇱/🇲🇪/🇪🇺 NEW: Sources report that Albania and Montenegro may enter the European Union as early as 2027, marking a major potential shift for the Balkan region.

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: Thousands gathered in central Belgrade as state-backed and opposition groups held rival rallies amid days of mounting unrest.

➡️ Government supporters rallied outside the National Assembly in solidarity with Serbs from Kosovo, while opposition marches and blockades demanded political accountability.

➡️ Major streets remain blocked as police cordons separate the crowds.

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—🇭🇷/🇻🇦/🇽🇰 NEW: Croatian President Zoran Milanovic revealed he has requested Pope Leo XIV and the Vatican to recognize Kosovo's independence during their meeting.

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—🇦🇱/🇺🇸 WATCH: A man who escaped communist Albania has publicly cautioned against the policies and ideas of New York lawmaker Zohran Mamdani and the wider far-left, questioning whether Mamdani's approach will truly differ from the past.

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—❗️🪖🇦🇱 NEW: Albania's government has officially authorized the state-owned company KAYO to produce and trade weapons, ammunition, and security equipment.

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