Babiš is considered a populist-centrist, and is strongly opposed to open borders and the EU’s current immigration policies, having stated, “I have stopped believing in multiculturalism.”
His position on ‘refugee resettlement’ quotas imposed by Brussels on EU member states mirrors that of his contemporaries in Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia.
“I will not accept refugee quotas. The situation has changed. We see how migrants react in Europe. There is a dictator in Turkey,” he tweeted in 2016. “We must react to the needs and fears of the citizens of our country. We must guarantee the security of Czech citizens. Even if we are punished by sanctions.”
“The Czech Republic ran a budget surplus last year. Its unemployment rate of 3.7% is the lowest in the EU, and GDP grew by an estimated 2.5% in 2016, well above the European average,” they wrote of his achievements as finance minister.
These are interesting times.
Thoughts ?