Domestic Policies

Harabin: Polls Manipulate Public, Votes Being Traded by Some Candidates

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Presidential candidate Stefan Harabin has expressed his concerns about the fairness of the presidential election and is speaking about trading in votes, TASR learnt on Friday.

Harabin is seeking the support of sympathisers of the Slovak National Party (SNS), Smer-SD, People’s Party Our Slovakia and the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), as, according to him, they share several common values.

“The fairness of the election is in danger. The polls are manipulating the public, and some candidates who gave up before the first round are trading votes,” stated Harabin at a press conference, without addressing the topic any further. According to him, not all polls have been published.

He stated that he’s going to win the election, adding that he isn’t and won’t be trading any votes. He isn’t holding talks with any political parties and will welcome voters of all parties. He didn’t say whether he will challenge the results of the election if he fails to become president.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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