ANO secured 34.6% of the vote for a preliminary 80 seats in the 200-member parliament of the European Union and NATO member country.
A total of six parties were elected including the Pirate Party with 8.9% and the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy with 7.8%.
“We will definitely lead talks with the SPD and the Motorists and seek a single-party government led by ANO,“ Babis said.
“We are clearly pro-European and pro-NATO,“ he added to dispel fears he might draw the Czech Republic closer to EU mavericks Hungary and Slovakia.
Orban was quick to congratulate Babis on social media saying “Truth has prevailed” and calling it “good news for Europe”.
Fiala’s government has provided humanitarian and military aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
Turnout was high at almost 69% in the election.
Its leader Tomio Okamura and Motorists head Petr Macinka both said they would meet Babis later on Saturday.
Czech President Petr Pavel said he would start talks with the elected party heads on Sunday to tap the next premier.
The seventh-wealthiest Czech according to Forbes magazine, Babis is also facing trial over EU subsidy fraud worth over $2 million.
When he was prime minister from 2017 to 2021, Babis was critical of some EU policies and is on good terms with Orban and Slovakia’s Robert Fico.
“Babis is a pragmatic businessman and the only thing he cares about is being prime minister,“ he added. – AFP
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