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Marek Antalik

Simecka Holds Informal Talks with Other Parties on Forming Government

Simecka Holds Informal Talks with Other Parties on Forming Government

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - Following his meeting with President Zuzana Caputova, Progressive Slovakia (PS) head Michal Simecka is holding informal negotiations with leaders of other parties that made it into parliament in the snap general election. Simecka wants to find out if there is will and space to create

President Caputova Gives Mandate to Fico to Form Government

President Caputova Gives Mandate to Fico to Form Government

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova on Monday granted Smer-SD chair Robert Fico a mandate to form the government, as Smer-SD won the Saturday's (September 30) parliamentary snap election. As is customary, the mandate will be time-limited, added Caputova. Aside from Fico, Caputova plans to meet

Fico: Slovakia's Foreign Policy Orientation Won't Change

Fico: Slovakia's Foreign Policy Orientation Won't Change

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - Slovakia's foreign policy orientation won't change, Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico told a press conference on Sunday dedicated to the party's victory in Saturday's parliamentary election. Fico stressed that Slovakia is part of the European Union, and he

President to Task Smer-SD with Forming New Government on Monday

President to Task Smer-SD with Forming New Government on Monday

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) - President Zuzana Caputova has announced on a social network that she will task the election winner, the Smer-SD party, with forming a new government on Monday (October 2). At the same time, she's ready to inform party leaders about her procedure. "I

Election Moratorium Extended Again, until 10.45 p.m.

Election Moratorium Extended Again, until 10.45 p.m.

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) - The election moratorium in the snap general election in Slovakia has been extended again by additional five minutes, announced State Electoral Commission chair Ladislav Orosz, adding that it will last until 10.45 p.m. all over Slovakia. The reason is the extension of voting

Election23: Voter Dies after Collapsing in Polling Station in Trencin Region

Election23: Voter Dies after Collapsing in Polling Station in Trencin Region

Povazska Bystrica, September 30 (TASR) - A 78-year voter died after collapsing in a polling station in the Povazska Bystrica borough of Povazske Podhradie, TASR was told by spokesman for the Emergency Medical Service's operation centre Viliam Sladek on Saturday. "At 3.45 p.m., we received

Bratislava: Man Attacks Passers-by with Gun Before Being Shot Dead by Police

Bratislava: Man Attacks Passers-by with Gun Before Being Shot Dead by Police

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) - The police are investigating a nighttime incident in the Bratislava borough of Dubravka that ended with one fatality and four people injured, TASR learnt on Thursday. Several police officers and cars are still at the scene of the crime. Bratislava regional police spokesperson Michal Szeiff