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Kiska: PS-Together Coalition Notches Up Inspiring Victory in EP Elections

Kiska: PS-Together Coalition Notches Up Inspiring Victory in EP Elections

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – A fourth election in a row – regional, local, presidential and now European – has shown that people in Slovakia want to see a change in politics, outgoing President Andrej Kiska has written on Facebook in reaction to estimates of the results of Saturday’s European elections in

Estimates: Progressive Slovakia & Together Win Slovak EP Vote

Estimates: Progressive Slovakia & Together Win Slovak EP Vote

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The European Parliament elections in Slovakia on Saturday were most likely won by the liberal pro-EU alliance of Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Together, while figures from Smer-SD, the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), the Christian Democrats (KDH), Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO were

Polling Stations Close, Official Election Results to be Announced on Sunday

Polling Stations Close, Official Election Results to be Announced on Sunday

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – Polling stations in Slovakia closed and the counting of ballots has begun, with definitive results of the European Parliament’s election to be announced on Sunday (May 26) at 11 p.m. The election had a peaceful course, State Electoral Commission chairman Eduard Barany confirmed for

Five Persons in Yellow Vests Cause Ruckus, Demanding Election to be Cancelled

Five Persons in Yellow Vests Cause Ruckus, Demanding Election to be Cancelled

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – A polling station in Bratislava borough of Ruzinov, where an American woman demanded in an emotional manner to be allowed to vote in the European Parliament election wasn’t the only place where police had to intervene on Saturday, with police officers having their hands busy

Orthodox Priest & Docu Film Protagonist from Remote Village Slams EU

Orthodox Priest & Docu Film Protagonist from Remote Village Slams EU

Osadne, May 25 (TASR) – Mixed feelings about the EU were prevailing during the European Parliament elections on Saturday in the remote east-Slovak village of Osadne, which became iconic for a documentary film made a decade ago showing the story of the-then mayor and a local Orthodox priest travelling to Brussels

American Woman Goes Feisty at EU Polling Station in Bratislava, Police Called

American Woman Goes Feisty at EU Polling Station in Bratislava, Police Called

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – A woman in possession of only US citizenship caused an uproar at a polling station in the Bratislava borough of Ruzinov as she demanded to be allowed to vote in the European Parliament elections and was prevented from doing so by the local electoral commission. “A

Danko Calls on Countrymen Not to Allow EU's Lowest Turnout in Slovakia

Danko Calls on Countrymen Not to Allow EU's Lowest Turnout in Slovakia

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – Slovaks shouldn’t allow their country to again have the EU’s lowest turnout in European Parliament elections, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Saturday after voting at a polling station not belonging to the location of his permanent residence, according to