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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Analyst Baranek: Election Brought Disaster for Christian Democracy

Analyst Baranek: Election Brought Disaster for Christian Democracy

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – This is a disaster for Christian democracy in Slovakia, political analyst Jan Baranek told TASR when commenting on the result of 4.94 percent apparently gained by the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) in the general election. [KDH failed to reach the 5-percent support threshold needed to

Posts about Election on Social Networks Don't Violate Moratorium

Posts about Election on Social Networks Don't Violate Moratorium

Bratislava, March 5 (TASR) – Publishing posts concerning the general election on social networks doesn’t mean a violation of the election moratorium, said chairman of the State Commission for Elections and Control of Political Parties’ Financing Eduard Barany on Saturday. The moratorium will remain in effect until polling stations close

Danko: SNS Will Get Result It Deserves and I'll Accept It

Danko: SNS Will Get Result It Deserves and I'll Accept It

Miloslavov, March 5 (TASR) – Leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko, accompanied by his son, came to cast his vote at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the polling station set up in the local council office in Miloslavov, (Bratislava region), stating that he’s impatient about the

Food Prices in Slovak Outlets were Dropping in 2015, Only 10 Items Up

Food Prices in Slovak Outlets were Dropping in 2015, Only 10 Items Up

Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) – Milk chocolate, chuck beef and sour milk were the foodstuff items that posted the most significant price growth in Slovakia last year, according to the latest price chart listed by Postova Banka analysts based on Slovak Statistics Office data. Only 10 items from the basket of

Campaign for General Election Now Over, Moratorium in Place

Campaign for General Election Now Over, Moratorium in Place

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – The official campaign for the general election on Saturday, March 5 ended with the beginning of a 48-hour moratorium that began at 7 a.m on Thursday. According to the law on election campaigns, any activities that could favour or harm parties, movements and coalitions running

Figel: KDH Ready for Closer Cooperation with Most-Hid and Siet

Figel: KDH Ready for Closer Cooperation with Most-Hid and Siet

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is ready for closer cooperation with the Most-Hid and Siet (Network) parties, KDH leader Jan Figel told a news conference in Bratislava on Wednesday, adding that an alternative like this is viable and compatible in terms of agendas. “We perceive this

First Case of Zika-infected Patient Confirmed in Slovakia

First Case of Zika-infected Patient Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The first case of a patient infected with the Zika virus has been confirmed in Slovakia, Health Minister Viliam Cislak told a news conference on Wednesday. This confirmation came from a virology laboratory in Hamburg. The infected patient is a woman who was admitted into hospital