Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 1, 2025
Exact date"Three million households teeter on the edge of poverty."
💡Babis New Years speech 2025 - statement verified as false (in reality about 500 thousand households).
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister • Czechia
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2018 - 2025
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Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 1, 2025
Exact date"Three million households teeter on the edge of poverty."
💡Babis New Years speech 2025 - statement verified as false (in reality about 500 thousand households).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 1, 2025
Exact date"They raised taxes to a record, even though they promised otherwise."
💡Babis New Years speech 2025 about Fialas government - verified with reservations.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 1, 2025
Exact date"Real wages in the Czech Republic decreased by 7.6% between 2021 and 2024. This is the biggest drop in developed OECD countries."
💡Babis New Years speech 2025 - statement verified as true.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
June 2024
Month"We have 351,000 Ukrainians under our protection."
💡Babis on the number of Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic - verified as true.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jul 19, 2023
Exact date"Milan Kundera is the most famous Czech writer. I haven't read anything by him yet, but I got a Joke."
💡In a debate, Babis admitted he had not read any book by the most famous Czech writer.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 1, 2023
Exact date"I am a proud populist."
💡Babis in the Chamber of Deputies.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 26, 2023
Exact date"I didn't cause anything."
💡Babis in response to questions about his responsibility.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 26, 2023
Exact date"You can kill me, but I will not resign. I will not leave politics."
💡Babis in the presidential debate before the second round.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 22, 2023
Exact date"No, definitely not. I want peace, I don't want war. And there is no way I would send our children to war."
💡In a debate, Babis said he would not help Poland and the Baltic states if they were attacked. The statement triggered international criticism.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 10, 2023
Exact date"The euro is disadvantageous for the Czech Republic, we do not need it."
💡Discussion about adopting the euro.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
2023
Year"I was an ordinary member of the Communist Party, I was not in the StB."
💡Babis denies cooperation with the StB despite rulings by the Slovak Constitutional Court in 2017 and 2024.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
2023
Year"The Estebans terrorized me, they watched over us so that we wouldn't steal."
💡Babis about his past with the StB.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Aug 19, 2022
Exact date"Here are some Nazis, fascists. They are voters of Spolu and PirSTAN. We don't want them here."
💡During an election campaign event in Tabor, Andrej Babis called his opponents Nazis and fascists.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
November 2021
Month"This proposal is just another green suicide committed by Europe without realizing what is happening in the rest of the world."
💡Babis criticized European climate policy as green suicide at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
September 2021
Month"Pirates are dangerous for the Czech Republic."
💡2021 pre election campaign
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"Violating them arbitrarily is neither fun nor heroic.”"
💡Criticism of violating quarantine rules.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"I would therefore like to ask you all for your patience.'"
💡Appeal to citizens.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"Together. All of us.”"
💡Emphasis on shared responsibility.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"More like cowards who can't deny themselves anything.'"
💡Continuation of criticism of violators.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"We will only stop the coronavirus epidemic together if we trust each other.""
💡Closing call for solidarity and trust.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"Therefore, please forgive us for partial errors or problems.”"
💡Apology for mistakes in crisis management.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"As the prime minister of the country, I am of course personally responsible for all crisis measures.""
💡Taking responsibility.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"I'm really proud of you all.'"
💡Thanks to citizens for following the measures.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"We are doing very well.'"
💡Assessment of how the pandemic was handled.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"And I take full political responsibility.""
💡Explicit acceptance of political responsibility.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"Right now we are in one of the most difficult periods in the modern history of our country.""
💡Opening of a speech during the state of emergency due to COVID-19.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Mar 23, 2020
Exact date"Dudes who are supposed to be in quarantine and calmly have a beer together at the door of a pub are really no heroes.""
💡Most quoted passage - criticism of people breaking quarantine.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Apr 13, 2019
Exact date"The media lies. They are liars."
💡Reaction to reports about Stork's Nest.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Nov 16, 2018
Exact date"I will never resign. Never! Let everyone remember it."
💡Babis responded to the Storks Nest case and calls for his resignation.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
May 15, 2018
Exact date"After all, I am a businessman, I have never stolen anything in my life."
💡Reaction to allegations of subsidy fraud.
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"The debate about the future of Europe has been going on for some time.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"We need to clearly define a strategy for the future that we will follow.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"Nobody wants to block good solutions for Europe.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"Sometimes I feel that lately we are pushing integration forward without knowing exactly where and with what goal.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"Let's resolve the conflicts in our neighborhood before they become a threat to the safety of our citizens.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"Above all, we need to ensure that our citizens know where Europe is headed and are on board with that direction.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"Our global partners and competitors will not wait for us.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"However, it is true that the EU as such cannot communicate with citizens without member states.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"For two years, the issue of mandatory relocation quotas has divided Europe.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"Let's deepen the internal market and its four freedoms, which are the main source of prosperity in Europe.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"No one threatens to leave the table, but the principle is similar after all.""
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
Andrej Babiš
Chairman of the ANO movement, former prime minister
Jan 25, 2018
Exact date"This is why, for example, the principle of "spitzenkandidaten" alienates the Union from citizens, paradoxically deepens the democratic deficit and disturbs the institutional balance."
💡Speech at the WEF in Davos (the page published a Czech translation of a speech delivered in English).
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