Domestic Policies

Polls: Smer-SD to Win Parliamentary Election with 17.7% of Votes

Bratislava, April 30 (TASR) - If the parliamentary election had been held in April, Smer-SD of Robert Fico would have won on 17.7 percent of votes, with Voice-SD of Peter Pellegrini ending up second (17 percent) and Progressive Slovakia of Michal Simecka third (13.1 percent), it follows from polls conducted by Focus agency on behalf of TV Markiza.

Republic of Milan Uhrik would have ranked fourth (9.8 percent), followed by 'We Are Family' of Boris Kollar (6.1 percent), Christian Democrats led by Milan Majersky (6 percent), OLaNO of Igor Matovic (5.6 percent) and SaS of Richard Sulik (5.2 percent).

Failing to make it to Parliament would have been the Alliance of Krisztian Forro (4.3 percent), Slovak National Party of Andrej Danko (4 percent), Democrats of Eduard Heger (3.6 percent), Kotlebaites-LSNS of Marian Kotleba (2.7 percent) and other parties.

The polls were carried out in April 19-26 on a sample of 1,013 respondents.

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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