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Ban on Polls Before Elections Extended from 14 to 50 Days

Ban on Polls Before Elections Extended from 14 to 50 Days

Bratislava, October 28 (TASR) – The ban on publishing relevant public opinion polls before elections in Slovakia has been extended from 14 days to 50 days, Parliament decided on Monday. The provision will also concern the general election due in four months. Several parliamentary parties complained about significant differences in results

President: October 28 Should Be Public Holiday

President: October 28 Should Be Public Holiday

Bratislava, October 28 (TASR) – I think that October 28 should be a public holiday, President Zuzana Caputova stated on Monday on the occasion of the 101st anniversary of the setting up of Czechoslovakia, commemorating the event by laying wreaths on Tomas Garrigue Masaryk and Miroslav Rastislav Stefanik Squares in Bratislava.

Hlina Shoots Down Offer for KDH to Join Forces with OLaNO and KU

Hlina Shoots Down Offer for KDH to Join Forces with OLaNO and KU

Bratislava, October 25 (TASR) – Non-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) chair Alojz Hlina has turned down the offer to join forces with OLaNO and non-parliamentary Christian Union (DU) and contest the 2020 parliamentary election together on a joint slate, TASR learnt on Friday. “KDH goes back thirty years. It can’t

SaS: Gal's Bill on Cleansing Judiciary Woefully Insufficient

SaS: Gal's Bill on Cleansing Judiciary Woefully Insufficient

Bratislava, October 24 (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Friday expressed its disappointment with Justice Minister Gabor Gal’s (Most-Hid) motion that should cleanse the judiciary, stating that the minister has presented very few changes. According to Gal, the motion, which still hasn’t been addressed in

Simon: Bugar Should Explain Marian K.'s Messages Related to Most-Hid

Simon: Bugar Should Explain Marian K.'s Messages Related to Most-Hid

Bratislava, October 24 (TASR) – Chairman of the extra-parliamentary Hungarian Forum (MF) party and former Most-Hid vice-chair Zsolt Simon on Thursday urged head of the governing Most-Hid party Bela Bugar to explain alleged communications of entrepreneur Marian K. that appear to indicate Marian K. knew in advance that Most-Hid would form

Opposition Wants to Initiate Special Session to Oust Glvac

Opposition Wants to Initiate Special Session to Oust Glvac

Bratislava, October 24 (TASR) – The Opposition wants to initiate an extraordinary parliamentary session, with Parliamentary Vice-chair Martin Glvac’s (Smer-SD) ouster being the sole point on the agenda, OLaNO leader Igor Matovic and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Richard Sulik told a news conference on Thursday. The reason is Glvac’

Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge

Disciplinary Senate Suspended Jankovska from Office of Judge

Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) – The disciplinary senate has temporarily suspended judge of the Bratislava Regional Court Monika Jankovska from the office of judge, with the senate doing so after the alleged communications between Jankovska and entrepreneur Marian K., who is facing charges of ordering the murder of investigative journalist Jan