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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

OLaNO Has Highest Number of Female MPs, For the People Highest Share

OLaNO Has Highest Number of Female MPs, For the People Highest Share

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The OLaNO party, which won the general election on Saturday, should have the highest number of women sitting in Parliament at 15, while For the People should have the highest proportion of female MPs at exactly one third (33.33 percent) of its caucus, according to

Election and Moratorium Extended Until 11 p.m.

Election and Moratorium Extended Until 11 p.m.

Bratislava, February 29 (TASR) – Some polling stations in Slovakia will remain open until 11 p.m. during the general election on Saturday. “In general, the parliamentary election will definitively end an hour later [than planned], i.e. at 11 p.m.,” said Interior Ministry election department director Eva Chmelova on

Record-High Number of Slovaks Living Abroad Return Home to Vote in Election

Record-High Number of Slovaks Living Abroad Return Home to Vote in Election

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – Slovaks living abroad are returning to their home country to vote in the general election in record-high numbers, Pelikan travel agency, the largest airline tickets purveyor in Slovakia, reported on Friday. Demand for airline tickets to Slovakia significantly exceeds that from the period prior to the

Court Sentences Marian K. and Pavol R. to 19 Years for Note Forgery

Court Sentences Marian K. and Pavol R. to 19 Years for Note Forgery

Pezinok, February 27 (TASR) – A senate of the Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Thursday found Marian K. and Pavol R. guilty of counterfeiting the TV Markiza promissory notes and sentenced them both to 19 years in jail. A fine amounting to €10,000 has been levied on

Pellegrini Meets New Russian Prime Minister Mishustin in Moscow

Pellegrini Meets New Russian Prime Minister Mishustin in Moscow

Moscow, February 26 (TASR correspondent) – Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) met new Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Moscow on Wednesday. Pellegrini is the first European leader to be received by Mishustin since he assumed his post in mid-January. The Slovak prime minister is accompanied by Economy Minister Peter

Trnava: Woman Suspected of Contracting Coronavirus Tests Negative

Trnava: Woman Suspected of Contracting Coronavirus Tests Negative

Trnava, February 25 (TASR) – A woman admitted into the Faculty Hospital in Trnava on Monday (February 24) afternoon who was suspected of contracting coronavirus doesn’t have the disease, hospital spokesperson Matej Martovic told TASR on Tuesday. “The patient underwent all the necessary examinations to detect if coronavirus was present.

Matecna Wants to Ban Cultivation of GMO in Slovakia

Matecna Wants to Ban Cultivation of GMO in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 24 (TASR) – Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS) wants to ban the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. Therefore, Matecna and the Association of Fodder Producers, Warehouses and Business Companies (ZVKSaOS) chief Marian Uhrik signed the memorandum on co-operation in the