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Pellegrini Number One on Smer-SD Slate, Fico Second

Pellegrini Number One on Smer-SD Slate, Fico Second

Bratislava, November 27 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini will lead Smer-SD into the 2020 general election, while party chief Robert Fico will be number two on the slate and Interior Minister Denisa Sakova will complete the top three candidates, Fico himself stated at a press conference on Wednesday. “Peter, I’

Parliament Approves Ban on Selected Plastic Disposable Products

Parliament Approves Ban on Selected Plastic Disposable Products

Bratislava, November 27 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday approved the Environment Ministry’s amendment to the law on waste that aims to ensure that certain plastic disposable products will disappear from the Slovak market and that burning waste collected for recycling is prohibited. As of 2021, it will be illegal to

Minister Gajdos Introduces Four Recent Veterans to Ministry's Hall of Fame

Minister Gajdos Introduces Four Recent Veterans to Ministry's Hall of Fame

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) introduced four recent veterans – corporal Milan Tomlak, lieutenant colonel Stefan Rigas, sergeant Marian Valach and a member of the Fifth Special Task Regiment – to the Defence Ministry’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday. At the same time Gajdos

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