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Danko Won't Run for President, SNS to Put Female Candidate Instead

Danko Won't Run for President, SNS to Put Female Candidate Instead

Presov, June 9 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko, speaking at a congress of his Slovak National Party (SNS) in Presov on Saturday, announced that he won’t run for president in the 2019 elections, and he’d like to place a woman in the race instead. “I want to do

Ethnic-Hungarian Bugar to Run for Slovakia's President

Ethnic-Hungarian Bugar to Run for Slovakia's President

Bratislava, June 9 (TASR) – Co-ruling Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar, currently serving as a parliamentary vice-chair, will run for president of Slovakia in the elections set for the spring of 2019, the party’s congress decided unanimously on Saturday. Most-Hid vice-chairman Laszlo Solymos, who announced the party’s decision at a

Talks about Bratislava Mayor Candidate Are Held Inside Coalition Parties

Talks about Bratislava Mayor Candidate Are Held Inside Coalition Parties

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – Coalition parties Smer-SD, Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid are holding talks within the parties on selecting a candidate for Bratislava mayor in this year’s municipal election, TASR learnt on Friday. However, it is not clear whether the parties will proceed jointly or each of

Disciplinary Proceedings against Prosecutor Spirko Begin in Kosice

Disciplinary Proceedings against Prosecutor Spirko Begin in Kosice

Kosice, June 7 (TASR) – Disciplinary proceedings involving special prosecutor Vasil Spirko and his public speech related to scandals involving former interior minister Robert Kalinak and former transport minister Jan Pociatek began at the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Kosice on Thursday. The proceedings are taking place behind closed doors. A

Cabinet Approves Education Reform Document

Cabinet Approves Education Reform Document

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved the Education Ministry-sponsored National Programme for Education Development that should shape the Slovak education system for the next ten years, TASR learnt on the same day. In addition to the reform document as such, the Cabinet also greenlighted

Smer-SD Wants Free Meals for Children at Nursery and Primary Schools

Smer-SD Wants Free Meals for Children at Nursery and Primary Schools

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – The coalition Smer-SD party wants to introduce free meals for children in their final year of nursery school and for all children at primary schools, stated Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday that was dedicated to further social measures drawn

Kovacik: I'll Announce When I'll Leave Special Prosecutor Post Soon

Kovacik: I'll Announce When I'll Leave Special Prosecutor Post Soon

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – Special Prosecutor Dusan Kovacik told a news conference on Tuesday that he’ll soon announce to the public the date of his resignation, adding that his resignation will come much sooner than his regular tenure ending in 2021. “It’s impossible to work normally under such