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The liberal-conservative government in the Czech Republic has been plunged into crisis following the opposition’s victory in regional elections. In the vote that ended on Saturday, the right-wing populist ANO of former prime minister and billionaire Andrej Babis was the strongest party in 10 of the 13 regions. The vote was seen as an important test of public opinion ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced on Tuesday that he would ask the president to dismiss Regional Development Minister Ivan Bartos, officially citing problems with the digitalization o…

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