Update: 19/04/2024 19:16
Issued by: 19/04/2024, 17:53
Prague – Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš announced on his Instagram that he was separating from his wife Monika after about 30 years of relationship and seven years of marriage. Together they have two children – daughter Vivien and son Frederik. Babiš is married for the second time, his first wife was Beata née Adamovičová. According to Forbes magazine, the fortune of the former prime minister is 3.5 billion dollars (82 billion crowns), which makes him the seventh richest Czech.
“After thirty years together, full of ups, downs and unforgettable experiences, Monika and I have decided that our paths are now parting ways. As parents of two wonderful adult children, we most wish to preserve family harmony,” Babiš wrote. “Our family ties remain strong, and even as our personal paths change, our love and respect for each other and our children remains the same,” he added.
Babiš married his long-time partner Monika, who had already used the last name Babišová for a long time, in July 2017 at Čapí hnízda. The open-air wedding was attended by 200 guests.
She accompanied Babišová on some business trips. She visited, for example, the United States, Israel and France with him. She supported her husband during his presidential candidacy last year, but the police also dealt with the fact that she received a threatening letter with a bullet. The police clarified the case, they dismissed the matter qualified as a dangerous threat because the suspect died. According to the police, the bullet was not sharp.
According to Forbes magazine, the former prime minister’s assets amount to 3.5 billion dollars (82 billion crowns), making him the seventh richest Czech. In an international comparison, Babiš fell by 241 places year-on-year to 920th place this year after a drop in the value of assets by 600 million dollars. The head of the ANO opposition movement receives income from the Agrofert concern, which he previously owned directly, through trust funds.
