Politics

Babiš tests the Czech route to media capture [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 08.05.2026, 17:25
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is pushing a funding reform that critics say could weaken public broadcasting independence. Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is pushing a funding reform that critics say could weaken public broadcasting independence. Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

Babiš’s reform tests whether stronger democracies resist softer capture methods