After Orbán’s defeat, Andrej Babiš remains the only member of the Patriots for Europe group with real power. But the Czech leader appears unwilling to succeed Orbán as figurehead of European illiberalism. Whoever emerges to fill the gap, Orbánism remains a political force.
The Czech Republic’s Roma community continues to face inequality, racism and ostracization. Memorializing World War II concentration camps is essential recognition of genocide. But what of those murdered in a series of 1990s racist attacks?