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House Overrides Caputova's Veto and Extends Moratorium

House Overrides Caputova's Veto and Extends Moratorium

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The ban on publishing pre-election polls will be extended from the current 14 days to 50, as Parliament overrode the veto by President Zuzana Caputova and passed the bill the second time on Tuesday. The legislation will apply already to the next year’s parliamentary election

Jozef Rajtar to Lead DS into 2020 General Election; Jana Kissova Won't Run

Jozef Rajtar to Lead DS into 2020 General Election; Jana Kissova Won't Run

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The leader of the Democratic Party (DS) slate in the upcoming parliamentary election will be non-affiliated MP and party vice-chair Jozef Rajtar, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Rajtar joined the party after leaving Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) along with other MPs around Lubomir Galko, Jana Kissova and

Former Siet Figure Alena Basistova Joins SNS

Former Siet Figure Alena Basistova Joins SNS

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – Independent MP Alena Basistova, who was elected to Parliament in 2016 as a member of Radoslav Prochazka’s Siet (Network) party, has joined the co-governing Slovak National Party (SNS) and its parliamentary caucus, Parliamentary Chairman and SNS chief Andrej Danko announced on Monday. “We have among

Kiska to Lead For the People Party into Upcoming General Election

Kiska to Lead For the People Party into Upcoming General Election

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary opposition For the People party will be led into the 2020 general election by party chair and founder Andrej Kiska, while party vice-chair Veronika Remisova will be number two on the slate and another vice-chair Juraj Seliga will take third place, representatives of the

Sulik: Robert Mistrik Won't Be on SaS 2020 Slate

Sulik: Robert Mistrik Won't Be on SaS 2020 Slate

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – Unsuccessful presidential candidate Robert Mistrik won’t be on the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) slate, said SaS leader Richard Sulik on TV Markiza’s politics show ‘Na telo’ (‘Tough Questions’) on Sunday. “We had several conversations. Robert Mistrik decided he will no longer be politically involved,

Most-Hid Greenlights Its 2020 Slate, Ersek Is Party's Election Leader

Most-Hid Greenlights Its 2020 Slate, Ersek Is Party's Election Leader

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – The Most-Hid Republican Council has agreed on Saturday that incumbent Transport Minister Arpad Ersek has finally become the leader of the Most-Hid slate for the 2020 general election, TASR learnt on the same day. Ersek will be followed by party chairman Bela Bugar and head of

Gyula Bardos Leads Joint Slate of Hungarian Parties in 2020 Election

Gyula Bardos Leads Joint Slate of Hungarian Parties in 2020 Election

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – Former presidential candidate Gyula Bardos will be election leader on the slate of the Hungarian Community Solidarity, bringing together ethnic Hungarian non-parliamentary parties – SMK, Hungarian Forum and Spolupatricnost (Solidarity), with SMK representatives on the slate being approved at the party’s Republican Council on Saturday. “We