Andrej babis

Voters in the Czech Republic are likely to hand power to controversial billionaire Andrej Babis, the country's second-richest man who ran on an anti-corruption platform but is himself under investigation. The campaign has been dominated by big themes including euro adoption, immigration and the relationship with Russia, but also some more obscure ones, such as the rising price of butter.

Antonin Kokes is a burly, bearded man in his late 40s, with intense eyes and a ready smile on his lips. And he has a lot to smile about.

Andrej Babiš (* 2.

After making a fortune in the board game business, he's been able to concentrate on his lifelong passion: bread. Not that he bakes it himself, or even considers himself much of a cook. But he's just opened the fourth in a chain of bakeries bearing his name. The first, just off Prague's trendy Jiriho z Podebrad square, is buzzing with activity when we sit down for coffee.

I missed good bread in Prague," Mr Kokes said. And I saw little bakeries where fresh bread is baked right on the spot every day with a nice friendly atmosphere, and I thought - OK, let's create it here. He laughs when I ask whether the high butter prices are hurting his business - each bakery goes through kg of the stuff per day.

I don't really get what all the fuss is about," he says. Mr Kokes's sunny disposition darkens when I ask about Andrej Babis.

Podrobný životopis Andreje Babiše, lídra hnutí ANO, který vystupuje v české politice.

As finance minister he promised to cut red tape, making the Czech Republic an easier place for entrepreneurs like Mr Kokes to do business. He will help small businesses. But the things that are happening are quite the opposite," he tells me, explaining that a centrally-monitored online sales register plus compulsory monthly VAT controls are hampering, not helping Czech companies.