Babis's ANO widening its lead - poll

Czech PM Andrej Babis's ANO would receive 34 percent of the vote now, widening its lead before the second Civic Democratic Party (ODS) with 13.2 percent and the third Pirates with 11.1 percent, according to a poll conducted by the STEM polling institute in April and released on Thursday. The anti-EU Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) would be more successful than the Social Democrats (CSSD) and Communists (KSCM). The opposition Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL) are just under the 5 percent threshold to enter the lower house, while the opposition TOP 09 and Mayors and Independents (STAN) would not win seats.