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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Poll: Smer-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by LSNS and PS-Together

Poll: Smer-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by LSNS and PS-Together

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – If a parliamentary election had been held in December, it would have been won by Smer-SD on 19.6 percent of the votes, followed by the far-right Kotlebaites-LSNS on 11.8 percent and Progressive Slovakia-Together on 10.3 percent, according to a recent poll conducted by

Interior Ministry in Talks with Facebook to Prevent Illicit Posting of Polls

Interior Ministry in Talks with Facebook to Prevent Illicit Posting of Polls

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Representatives of the Interior Ministry and State Commission Office hold talks with Facebook to look into illicit online election campaigning, with next round of talks slated to take place with Google, Interior Ministry’s election department director Eva Chmelova announced on Thursday. “The objective is to

Pellegrini to Allocate €1 Mn to Presov in Relief Effort Over Gas Explosion

Pellegrini to Allocate €1 Mn to Presov in Relief Effort Over Gas Explosion

Presov, December 6 (TASR) – The city of Presov will receive one million euros from the Prime Minister’s Reserve Fund to help it deal with the aftermath of the gas explosion tragedy in an apartment building, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced after a session of the crisis team on late

Opposition Lambasts Education Ministry Over PISA Student Ranking

Opposition Lambasts Education Ministry Over PISA Student Ranking

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The opposition levelled criticism at the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport over the less-than-flattering PISA test scores of Slovak students. Non-parliamentary Together chair Miroslav Beblavy believes that Slovak education has deteriorated, as indicated by PISA results. He emphasised that Slovakia cannot settle for mediocrity.

House Overrides Caputova's Veto and Extends Moratorium

House Overrides Caputova's Veto and Extends Moratorium

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The ban on publishing pre-election polls will be extended from the current 14 days to 50, as Parliament overrode the veto by President Zuzana Caputova and passed the bill the second time on Tuesday. The legislation will apply already to the next year’s parliamentary election

"N'89-Road to Freedom" Exhibition Opens at Bratislava Castle

"N'89-Road to Freedom" Exhibition Opens at Bratislava Castle

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – An exhibition titled N’89 – Road to Freedom, capturing the era of late 1980s up to the 1989 Velvet Revolution, opened on Thursday at Bratislava Castle. Organised by the Slovak National Museum, Nation’s Memory Institute and Klub 89, the exhibition opening ceremony was also attended

Most-Hid's Offer of Joint Slate to 'Good Choice' Shot Down

Most-Hid's Offer of Joint Slate to 'Good Choice' Shot Down

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – Coalition’s Most-Hid offered election co-operation to non-parliamentary Good Choice party – namely, contesting the 2020 election on a joint slate under a single party name, with Most-Hid offering to rebrand itself, sources in Most-Hid confirmed to TASR on Tuesday. Good Choice turned down the proposal, however,