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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

Bugar: Most-Hid Won't Join Coalition with LSNS or Smer-SD

Bugar: Most-Hid Won't Join Coalition with LSNS or Smer-SD

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – The junior governing Most-Hid party won’t join a coalition with the far-right LSNS or with its current coalition partner Smer-SD, Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar promised in an ‘agreement with citizens’ that he presented at a press conference in Parliament on Thursday. The document also states

Voice of the Right Withdraws from Parliamentary Election in Favour of SaS

Voice of the Right Withdraws from Parliamentary Election in Favour of SaS

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – The Voice of the Right party is withdrawing from the parliamentary election in favour of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), party chairman Ondrej Matej stated on Thursday, appealing to people to vote for SaS, which, he said, promotes one of its priorities, namely a flat tax. “We