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Sefcovic Submits Signatures, Wants to Be President With Human Face

Sefcovic Submits Signatures, Wants to Be President With Human Face

Bratislava, January 31 (TASR) – Maros Sefcovic on Thursday handed over 47 signatures from Smer-SD MPs, enough for his presidential candidacy (only 15 MP’s signatures are necessary). Sefcovic wants to focus on six priorities in his campaign. First, he wants to be a president with a human face, a president

Gaspar to Step Down from Post of Interior Minister Sakova's Advisor

Gaspar to Step Down from Post of Interior Minister Sakova's Advisor

Bratislava, January 31 (TASR) – Former Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar is leaving the post of advisor to Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD), the interior minister told journalists before her meeting with President Andrej Kiska on Thursday, adding that a mutual agreement was reached on his resignation. Sakova said that they

Kotleba Hands over Signatures in Support of His Presidential Candidacy

Kotleba Hands over Signatures in Support of His Presidential Candidacy

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – Leader of far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) Marian Kotleba handed over a petition with signatures necessary for his presidential candidacy on Wednesday, TASR learnt on the same day. “We want actual defence of traditional values to get engaged in the presidential race. We’re

OLaNO and SaS Demand Gaspar's Ouster from Interior Ministry

OLaNO and SaS Demand Gaspar's Ouster from Interior Ministry

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) is not at such liberty to make decisions as she purports to be, MP Gabor Grendel (opposition’s Ordinary People party/OLaNO) stated on Tuesday. Grendel spoke in response to the fact that before making her decision on the fate of

Election of Constitutional Judges in Parliament Shifted to February

Election of Constitutional Judges in Parliament Shifted to February

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The election of candidates for Constitutional Court judges in Parliament has been delayed until early February, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Chairman of the parliamentary constitutional committee Robert Madej (Smer-SD) proposed that the discussion preceding the election should be shifted from the originally planned date of January

Lajcak Gets Fine Amounting to Three Monthly Salaries from Committee

Lajcak Gets Fine Amounting to Three Monthly Salaries from Committee

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) has been fined the sum of three months of his salary by the parliamentary conflict of interests committee for his failure to include his equity stake in a house in the village of Jarabina in his

Danko: SNS Won't Have Its Own Candidate in Presidential Election

Danko: SNS Won't Have Its Own Candidate in Presidential Election

The Slovak National Party (SNS) won’t have its own candidate in this year’s presidential election, said SNS leader and Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko on TA3’s discussion programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, adding that this was a decision made by the party presidium on Thursday (January