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A man waves the Czech flag as people protest in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Protesters are on calling on Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis to step down over fraud allegations and subsidies paid to his former companies. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Crowd at huge Prague rally says Czech democracy is at risk

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 4, 2019, file photo, a woman takes a selfie as protesters gather at the Venceslas Square in downtown Prague, Czech Republic. Prague won’t have seen anything like this since the protests of 1989 which brought down the communist regime in what was then Czechoslovakia. Some 400,000 have signed a petition calling on Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis to step down over fraud allegations and subsidies paid to his former companies. And hundreds of thousands are expected at a rally in Prague on Sunday, June 23, 2019 to urge the populist billionaire to stand down. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Prague set to see biggest protests since Velvet Revolution

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Czech PM to face no-confidence vote over subsidy scandal

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Thousands of Czechs demand premier, justice minister resign

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A woman shoots a selfie picture as protesters gather at the Venceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Thousands Czechs are rallying in Prague again to demand the resignation of justice minister, Marie Benesova, saying the new minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Tens of thousands rally to demand Czech premier resign

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Thousands of people attend a demonstration against Prime Minister Andrej Babis and the new Justice Minister Benesova in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday May 21, 2019. The protesters say the minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. (Ondrej Deml/CTK via AP)

Tens of thousands of Czech protest, demand minister quits

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Protesters gather at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, May 6, 2019. Thousands of Czechs rallied in Prague for the second time in a week to demand the resignation of the new justice minister. The protesters say the minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. Babis denies wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Thousands of Czechs demand justice minister’s resignation

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Protesters gather at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Monday, May 6, 2019. Czechs rallied in Prague for the second time in a week to demand the resignation of the new justice minister. The protesters say the minister might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. Babis denies wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Thousands of Czechs call on justice minister to resign

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Thousands of people take part in a march in the centre of Prague, Monday April 29, 2019, to protest the proposed replacement of the justice minister. The protesters said Monday it might compromise the legal system at a time when prosecutors have to decide whether to indict Prime Minister Andrej Babis over alleged fraud involving European Union funds. (Vit Simanek/CTK via AP)

New Czech justice minister appointed amid protests

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Thousands protest replacement of Czech justice minister

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Czech police advise indictment of prime minister for fraud

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcome Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and his wife Monika Babisova to the White House, Thursday, March 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, Czech Prime Minister Babis have much in common

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

Czech Republic Prime Minister Andrej Babis answers questions during an interview with The Associated Press, before his departure for official visit of The United States, in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, Babis told The Associated Press the United States should now use its influence and position of a U.N. Security Council permanent member to help negotiate peace in Syria. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

AP Interview: Czech PM praises Trump ahead of meeting

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis addresses lawmakers during a parliament session in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018. The Czech coalition government is facing a parliamentary no-confidence vote over Prime Minister Andrej Babis' fraud scandal. Babis faces charges that he has misused EU subsidies for a farm he transferred to his family members, including his son, Andrej Babis, Jr. Babis denies wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czech Cabinet survives no-confidence vote over PM’s scandal

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Thousands of Czechs, using the 29th anniversary of the anti-communist Velvet Revolution, gather for march to call on the Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Babis faces allegations that he has misused EU subsidies for a farm he transferred to his family members, though he denies wrongdoing. The Prague Castle is in the background. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czechs rally against PM on Velvet Revolution anniversary

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Several thousands of demonstrators gather to demand resignation of Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis at the Wenceslas square in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Babis faces alegations that he has misused EU subsidies for a farm he transferred to his family members, though he denies wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Thousands demand resignation of Czech PM over fraud scandal

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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2018 file photo Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis waits in front of his residency in Prague, Czech Republic. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, the office of Czech Prosecutor General says authorities are investigating allegations that the son of Prime Minister Andrej Babis was kept abroad by his father's collaborator in a case of an alleged fraud charges involving EU subsidies the premier faces. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, file)

Czech government to face no-confidence vote over PM scandal

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Winners in the Czech Elections Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Czech vote will bring in change

By Hynek Kmonicek