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Premier Called on People to Go to Polls and Decide Where Slovakia Will Go

Premier Called on People to Go to Polls and Decide Where Slovakia Will Go

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – In his speech to citizens on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) urged people to vote on Saturday (February 29), pointing out that the future shape of Slovak policy should be decided by residents of all towns and villages in Slovakia. “That is why I

Danko Called on People to Go to Polls and Make Prudent Decisions

Danko Called on People to Go to Polls and Make Prudent Decisions

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – In his speech presented on Wednesday evening, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) called on citizens to vote on Saturday (February 29), appealing to people to make prudent decisions. “We have the right again to freely express our opinion on Saturday, February 29. Let’

Caputova: Casting Vote Means Accepting Co-responsibility for Country's Fate

Caputova: Casting Vote Means Accepting Co-responsibility for Country's Fate

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – By participating in the upcoming general election, we accept our co-responsibility for the fate of Slovakia, President Zuzana Caputova stated on Wednesday in her speech addressed to the public before the general election due to be held on Saturday. “As [Slovak] citizens, we don’t have

Fico: 13th Pensions to Be Approved on Tuesday by Consitutional Majority

Fico: 13th Pensions to Be Approved on Tuesday by Consitutional Majority

Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) – The introduction of 13th pensions in Slovakia could be approved on Tuesday evening, Smer-SD head Robert Fico stated on the same day, as Parliament approved debating this measure in fast-track proceedings and managed to pass it to its second reading in the meantime. “Pensioners, widows, widowers

House Vote on Discussing Coalition Bills in Fast-track Procedure Postponed

House Vote on Discussing Coalition Bills in Fast-track Procedure Postponed

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – Parliament rescheduled the vote on discussing the introduction of the 13th pension payment, doubled family allowances and the scrapping of motorway vignettes in a fast-tracked procedure to Tuesday, February 25, at 10 a.m. due to a lacking quorum on Friday. Only 68 lawmakers out of

Opposition Leaders Believe Kiska's Account on Land Case at This Stage

Opposition Leaders Believe Kiska's Account on Land Case at This Stage

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – Chairman of ‘For the People’ party and ex-president Andrej Kiska hasn’t been questioned by police yet regarding two videos that are supposed to implicate him in shady land deals, TASR learnt on Thursday. Kiska urged the police to take action without delay. The ex-president also

Fico: Smer-SD No Longer Counts on Most-Hid, Wishes It 2.99 Percent in Election

Fico: Smer-SD No Longer Counts on Most-Hid, Wishes It 2.99 Percent in Election

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – The governing Smer-SD party no longer counts on the votes of co-governing Most-Hid either at the special parliamentary session, or in the future, Smer-SD leader Robert Fico told a news conference on Thursday. Fico rejects its coalition partner’s claims that the coalition with Smer-SD has