"Dubbed by the media as either the "Czech Trump" or the "Czech Berlusconi", the 63-year-old, Slovak-born tycoon -- who ran the sprawling Agrofert conglomerate and was ranked by Forbes as the Czech Republic's second wealthiest citizen -- was riding high on "strong voter aversion to political parties tarnished by corruption scandals," Charles University analyst, Josef Mlejnek, told AFP.
"He offers the voters a populist alternative by presenting himself as someone capable of managing the state because he has already successfully managed his conglomerate," Mlejnek said."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/populists-set-thrash-traditional-parties-czech-vote-035827058.html
"He offers the voters a populist alternative by presenting himself as someone capable of managing the state because he has already successfully managed his conglomerate," Mlejnek said."
https://www.yahoo.com/news/populists-set-thrash-traditional-parties-czech-vote-035827058.html