"Andrej Babis has been dressing down for this election campaign trail, opting for jeans and sneakers instead of tailored suits and handmade shoes. He sometimes appears at these events wearing a wool sweater, sometimes in a black hoodie featuring his initials, AB, and sometimes in a T-shirt emblazoned with the words "Czechia, everything for you" or "Czechia against the green madness.""
"This is 71-year-old Andrej Babis, billionaire, populist and controversial former prime minister of the Czech Republic. Babis pledges to run Czechia like a company Andrej Babis has often been compared with US President Donald Trump, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi or Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban. In reality, however, he stands for his very own, Czech brand of populism."
"When Babis appears on the campaign trail, he generally speaks out against "the system" and "corrupt politicians," saying that the political establishment is incapable, bureaucratic and inefficient, that it disregards the people, divides up posts among its own, lies, cheats and wastes money. He claims that as a successful entrepreneur, he would do things very differently, running the state like a company."
Andrej Babis adopts casual clothing and intimate campaigning, appearing in jeans, hoodies and slogan T-shirts while greeting voters at small events. He engages directly with supporters through handshakes, autographs and selfies and often speaks from his election vehicle. He frames himself as an outsider opposing "the system" and "corrupt politicians," criticizing bureaucracy and waste while promising to run the state like a company. He pledges to listen to people, clean up the country and enable dignified lives. He is a 71-year-old billionaire and former prime minister often compared to other populist leaders, with polls indicating strong electoral prospects.
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