Prague’s political landscape shifted on November 3, 2025 when former prime minister Andrej Babiš and his ANO movement formally signed a coalition agreement with the far-right SPD and the motorists’ protest party.
The three-party bloc commands 108 of the 200 seats in the lower house, clearing the way for Babiš to return to power by mid-December. Central to the eight-page coalition programme is an explicit pledge to withdraw Czechia’s support for the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, reject mandatory relocation quotas, and tighten national asylum rules. The parties say they will introduce “zero-quota” relocation legislation within 100 days and direct more resources to border policing and fast-track deportations.
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Business groups with large expatriate workforces are watching closely. CzechInvest and the American Chamber of Commerce warned that abrupt changes to EU-level negotiations could damage the country’s reputation among multinationals that rely on intracompany transfers and Blue Card talent. HR directors are already reviewing contingency plans should processing times lengthen or quotas shrink in 2026.
The coalition also intends to use its majority to amend Lex Ukraine, ending automatic renewals of temporary protection for Ukrainians after March 2026. NGOs fear tens of thousands could fall into irregular status, while employers in manufacturing and IT say they would lose critical staff.
For global-mobility managers the immediate takeaway is uncertainty: projects that assumed stable Schengen-wide rules may now require new cost and timeline buffers. Advisers recommend auditing assignment pipelines and accelerating filings while the outgoing government’s rules still apply.
The three-party bloc commands 108 of the 200 seats in the lower house, clearing the way for Babiš to return to power by mid-December. Central to the eight-page coalition programme is an explicit pledge to withdraw Czechia’s support for the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum, reject mandatory relocation quotas, and tighten national asylum rules. The parties say they will introduce “zero-quota” relocation legislation within 100 days and direct more resources to border policing and fast-track deportations.
Business groups with large expatriate workforces are watching closely. CzechInvest and the American Chamber of Commerce warned that abrupt changes to EU-level negotiations could damage the country’s reputation among multinationals that rely on intracompany transfers and Blue Card talent. HR directors are already reviewing contingency plans should processing times lengthen or quotas shrink in 2026.
The coalition also intends to use its majority to amend Lex Ukraine, ending automatic renewals of temporary protection for Ukrainians after March 2026. NGOs fear tens of thousands could fall into irregular status, while employers in manufacturing and IT say they would lose critical staff.
For global-mobility managers the immediate takeaway is uncertainty: projects that assumed stable Schengen-wide rules may now require new cost and timeline buffers. Advisers recommend auditing assignment pipelines and accelerating filings while the outgoing government’s rules still apply.
