ANO (political party)

ANO 2011
LeaderAndrej Babiš
Deputy LeadersKarel Havlíček
Richard Brabec
Alena Schillerová
Radek Vondráček
Chamber of Deputies LeaderAlena Schillerová
Senate LeaderJana Mračková Vildumetzová
European Parliament LeaderKlára Dostálová
Founded11 May 2012; 12 years ago (2012-05-11)
HeadquartersBabická 2329/2, Prague
Think tankInstitute for Politics and Society
Youth wingYoung ANO[1]
Membership (2021)2,676[2]
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[28]
European affiliationPatriots.eu (2024–present)
Historical:
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (2014–2024)
European Parliament groupPatriots for Europe
(2024–present)[nb 1]
Colours  Indigo
SloganAno, bude líp
('Yes, things will get better')
Chamber of Deputies
71 / 200
Senate
12 / 81
European Parliament
7 / 21
Regional councils
292 / 675
Governors of the regions
8 / 13
Local councils
1,692 / 61,892
Prague City Assembly
14 / 65
Website
www.anobudelip.cz

ANO[a] (lit. 'Yes'), officially called ANO 2011, is a right-wing populist political party in the Czech Republic, led by businessman Andrej Babiš, who served as Prime Minister from 2017 to 2021.

Formed in 2011, the party finished second in the first elections it contested in 2013, entering government as a junior partner to the Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) led by Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka. After large gains in the 2017 election, these two parties switched places, with Babiš becoming prime minister in an ANO-led government with ČSSD as the junior partner, plus external support from the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia, a post-revolution first for the country. ANO was closely defeated in the 2021 election by the Spolu coalition and went into opposition for the first time. The party has performed consistently strongly in Czech elections since 2013, winning every European Parliament election it has entered, and participating in regional and municipal administrations around the country.

The party's ideological character is contested by political scientists, though it is widely considered to be populist in nature. After being formed predominantly as an anti-corruption vehicle, the party has at different times been considered centrist, liberal, conservative, or right-wing by different commentators, leading to a further characterisation as a syncretic or catch-all party. More recently, the party has positioned itself to the right, co-founding Patriots for Europe, a group in the European Parliament that is made up of Eurosceptic parties that primarily adhere to national conservatism and right-wing populism.

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