ANO (political party)
ANO 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Andrej Babiš |
| Founded | 11 May 2012; 13 years ago |
| Headquarters | Babická 2329/2, Prague |
| Youth wing | Young ANO |
| Membership (2021) | 2,676 |
| Ideology | Right-wing populism Conservatism Nationalism Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colors | Indigo |
| Website | |
| anobudelip | |
ANO (English: Yes), registered as ANO 2011, is a right-wing populist political party in the Czech Republic. It is led by Andrej Babiš who was Prime Minister of the Czech Republic from 2017 to 2021.
The party was founded in 2012 and finished in second place in the elections the following year. It served as a junior partner in a government with the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD). The party made large gains in the 2017 election and became the senior partner in another government with the Social Democrats. In 2021, the party went into opposition after being narrowly defeated by the centre-right Spolu coalition.
The party's ideology has been subject to debate among commentators. At different times it has been described as centrist, liberal, conservative and right-wing. Since the 2024 European Parliament election, it has predominantly been considered as right-wing with national conservative and populist tendencies.[1]
Ideology
The party was historically placed by political scientists in the centre and centre-right and was considered to be liberal and liberal conservative. After it left the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE) in 2024, ANO has been generally seen as taking a more right-wing direction.[2]
Election results
Chamber of Deputies
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Andrej Babiš | 927,240 | 18.7 | 47 / 200
|
New | 2nd | Coalition ČSSD–ANO |
| 2017 | 1,500,113 | 29.7 | 78 / 200
|
31 | 1st | Minority | |
| Coalition ANO–ČSSD | |||||||
| 2021 | 1,458,140 | 27.1 | 72 / 200
|
6 | 2nd | Opposition |
European Parliament
| Election | List Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Pavel Telička | 244,501 | 16.1 | 4 / 22
|
New | 1st | ALDE |
| 2019 | Dita Charanzová | 502,343 | 21.2 | 6 / 21
|
2 | 1st | Renew Europe |
| 2024 | Klára Dostálová | 776,158 | 26.1 | 7 / 21
|
1 | 1st | Patriots for Europe |
References
- ↑ Hájek, Lukáš (2017-10-01). "Left, Right, Left, Right... Centre: Ideological Position of Andrej Babiš's ANO". Czech Journal of Political Science (3): 275–301. doi:10.5817/PC2017-3-275. ISSN 1805-9503.
- ↑ "Former Czech PM Andrej Babiš quits liberal Renew group in EU Parliament". POLITICO. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-08-07.