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Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in June ahead of PS-Together and LSNS

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in June ahead of PS-Together and LSNS

Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in Slovakia in late June, it would have been won by the current main governing party Smer-SD on 20.3 percent of the votes, with the Progressive Slovakia (PS)-Together coalition the runner-up on 15.7 percent and the far-right

Ethnic Hungarian Parties Gear Up for Talks on Cooperation

Ethnic Hungarian Parties Gear Up for Talks on Cooperation

Bratislava, June 26 (TASR) – Ethnic-Hungarian political parties are launching talks on potential co-operation in the run-up to next year’s parliamentary election, TASR learnt on Wednesday. It was Most-Hid that declared its interest in talks after its Republican Council session on Saturday. The coalition party intends to hold negotiations with

Nicholsonova Applied for Suspension of Her Membership of SaS

Nicholsonova Applied for Suspension of Her Membership of SaS

Bratislava, June 26 (TASR) – I have applied for suspension of my membership of the party, TASR learnt on Wednesday from elected MEP for Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) Lucia Duris Nicholsonova, with the MEP not specifying the reasons for suspending her membership. The party’s Republican Council has not yet approved

Pellegrini Denies Vying for Any EU Post, His Place in Slovakia

Pellegrini Denies Vying for Any EU Post, His Place in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) hasn’t vied for any EU post and believes his purpose is in Slovakia, TASR learnt on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Pravda daily reported that Pellegrini had expressed serious interest in becoming the President of the European Council, the post

Pellegrini: I've Never Considered Becoming Smer-SD Head

Pellegrini: I've Never Considered Becoming Smer-SD Head

Bratislava, June 19 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) stated on Wednesday that he’s never considered vying for the post of Smer-SD head, calling his relations with Smer chairman Robert Fico standard and saying that the party doesn’t plan to convene a personnel meeting. “I don’t think

Fico: Coalition Agreed on Practically All Points of Parliamentary Agenda

Fico: Coalition Agreed on Practically All Points of Parliamentary Agenda

Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) – The coalition has agreed on virtually all points of the parliamentary agenda, including social measures, Smer-SD Chairman Robert Fico said on Monday after the Coalition Council, noting that two or three bills should be submitted to the next parliamentary session, TASR learnt on the same day.

Kiska Introduces His 'For the People' Party

Kiska Introduces His 'For the People' Party

Banska Bystrica, June 17 (TASR) – Now ex-president Andrej Kiska on Monday officially introduced his new political party, which will be called “For the People”. The preparatory committee of his new party so far consists of former MEP Jana Zitnanska, ex-spokesperson of the For a Decent Slovakia initiative Juraj Seliga, former