PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech populist party ANO is close to agreeing a joint agenda with far-right and right-wing partners to form a new government after an election victory this month, a senior official said on Friday.

A government agenda is another step in the coalition talks as ANO, led by billionaire former Prime Minister Andrej Babis, seeks to return to power in the coming weeks.

The change in power is set to shift policy from higher fiscal spending and reduced aid for Ukraine’s defence against a Russian invasion to stronger opposition to European Union migration and climate policies.

ANO has been in talks with the right-wing, eurosceptic Motorists and the far-right, anti-EU and anti-NATO SPD parties, which combined would hold 108 out of the 200 seats in parliament’s lower house.

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