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Smer-SD Ahead of SaS and SNS in Late April Poll

Smer-SD Ahead of SaS and SNS in Late April Poll

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in late April, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 21.4 percent of the votes, ahead of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 16.1 percent and the Slovak National Party (SNS) on 10.9 percent,

Fico: Smer Isn't One-use Party, It Won't Let Be Intimidated

Fico: Smer Isn't One-use Party, It Won't Let Be Intimidated

Casta-Papiernicka, April 26 (TASR) – The main governing party Smer-SD isn’t for one use, as has been evident from the fact that it has managed to overcome many crises and come back on the scene, former prime minister and party chairman Robert Fico said at a Smer-SD working congress in

TASR to Release Series on Slovak Matters of Interest

TASR to Release Series on Slovak Matters of Interest

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – The Slovak Press Agency (TASR) is releasing a new product – a series about interesting Slovak things that will be offered to subscribers from May. TASR will produce at least 16 news and journalistic materials on a specific topic every month. The goal is to present the

US Embassy Presents Transparency Award to Jan Kuciak in Memoriam

US Embassy Presents Transparency Award to Jan Kuciak in Memoriam

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – US Ambassador Adam Sterling on Wednesday evening awarded three Slovaks who last year demonstrated courage for promoting human rights and transparency in the country, TASR learnt on Thursday. As part of the 7th annual human rights awards ceremony, the ambassador presented three annual human rights awards:

Denisa Sakova Becomes New Interior Minister

Denisa Sakova Becomes New Interior Minister

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) has become the new interior minister, with President Andrej Kiska appointing her in the post on Thursday. Sakova served as Interior Ministry state secretary before taking over the ministerial post. The new minister was nominated for the post by the governing Smer-SD party,

Lassakova: Slovakia Best Within V4 Group in Press Freedom Ranking

Lassakova: Slovakia Best Within V4 Group in Press Freedom Ranking

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) – The murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak has significantly contributed to Slovakia’s year-on-year drop by ten places in the Reporters without Borders (RSF) 2018 World Press Freedom Index, stated Culture Minister Lubica Lassakova (Smer-SD) after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. “The tragic event that happened

Gajdos: Mission in Latvia Confirms Our Full-fledge Membership in NATO

Gajdos: Mission in Latvia Confirms Our Full-fledge Membership in NATO

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) – By sending 152 soldiers into the Baltic states as part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in the second half of 2018, Slovakia confirms its position within NATO as being its trusted, active and full-fledge member, stated Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) on