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Open Letter Criticises Churches' Attitude to Kotleba's Party

Open Letter Criticises Churches' Attitude to Kotleba's Party

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Religious organisations in Slovakia bear their share of responsibility for the fact that an extremist party that covers its hatred in Christian rhetoric has got into parliament, a group of theologians and figures from the social sphere stated in an open letter on Friday. The letter,

Foreign Ministry: Greece Shouldn't Interfere in Slovak Internal Affairs

Foreign Ministry: Greece Shouldn't Interfere in Slovak Internal Affairs

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Ministry sent a diplomatic message to Greek Ambassador to Slovakia Nicolas Panagiotis Plexidas on Thursday expressing concern and regret over what it called repeated efforts to influence internal political developments in Slovakia, the ministry’s press department told TASR on

Sulik Meets Kollar, Hopes Broad Rightist Coalition Is Nearer

Sulik Meets Kollar, Hopes Broad Rightist Coalition Is Nearer

Bratislava, March 10 (TASR) – I hope that rightist politicians have moved another step forward towards a broad rightist coalition with 87 seats [in the 150-seat House – ed. note], said Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chairman Richard Sulik on Thursday after a meeting with We Are Family-Boris Kollar party leader Boris Kollar

Newly Elected MP for Kotleba's Party in Court over Bodily Harm Charge

Newly Elected MP for Kotleba's Party in Court over Bodily Harm Charge

Namestovo, March 10 (TASR) – Newly elected MP Andrej M. [full surname withheld for legal reasons – ed. note], who represents the far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), appeared alongside his brother Jozef in Namestovo (Zilina region) District Court on Thursday. The MP is accused of inflicting bodily harm on the

Police: Drunk Driver Caught Doing 231 km/h on D2 Motorway

Police: Drunk Driver Caught Doing 231 km/h on D2 Motorway

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The police on Tuesday pulled over a 31-year-old driver who was travelling at 231 kilometres per hour and under the influence of alcohol on the D2 motorway in the direction of Bratislava, Bratislava Region police spokesman Michal Szeiff told TASR on Wednesday. The driver exceeded the

Pollak: Political Parties Musn't Stoop to Extremists' Level

Pollak: Political Parties Musn't Stoop to Extremists' Level

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – People who deny spiritual, human and moral values for which people regardless of their ethnic minority or skin colour were killed in WWII have arrived in the legislative body, said Government Proxy for Roma Communities Peter Pollak in a statement on Wednesday. [The far-right Kotleba – People’

Smer-SD Won Election, Confirms State Commission for Elections

Smer-SD Won Election, Confirms State Commission for Elections

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The State Commission for Elections and Control of Political Parties’ Financing on Sunday confirmed the preliminary results of Saturday’s general election. The official winner of the 2016 general election was Smer-SD on 28.28 percent of the votes, gaining 49 seats in Parliament. Apart from