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Election24: Dubovsky: I'm in Favour of Election System Reform in Slovakia

Election24: Dubovsky: I'm in Favour of Election System Reform in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 10 (TASR) - Presidential candidate Patrik Dubovsky is in favour of having an election system in Slovakia made of four constituencies. He believes that it's most important to have the president who's independent and he would slightly expand presidential powers relative to Parliament. This

Election24: Nahlik: Slovakia Doesn't Need NATO, It's Other Way Around

Election24: Nahlik: Slovakia Doesn't Need NATO, It's Other Way Around

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) - Slovakia doesn't need NATO, rather NATO needs Slovakia, while the European Union isn't an alliance of equal and sovereign states, but a dungeon of nations, presidential candidate Milan Nahlik has opined in an interview for TASR. In his opinion, foreign policy

Election24: Svec: Slovakia Should Quit NATO and European Union

Election24: Svec: Slovakia Should Quit NATO and European Union

Slovakia should quit NATO and the European Union (EU), while the president's most important power is ratifying international agreements, presidential candidate Robert Svec, who can imagine serving as president without the amnesty-granting power.

Benova to Lead Smer-SD's Slate into EP Elections, Followed by Blaha and Kalinak

Benova to Lead Smer-SD's Slate into EP Elections, Followed by Blaha and Kalinak

Current MEP Monika Benova will lead the governing Smer-SD party into the EP elections in June, while Parliamentary Vice-chair Lubos Blaha will be number two and Erik Kalinak number three on the party's slate.

PS Presents Slate for EP Elections, Ambition Is to Win

PS Presents Slate for EP Elections, Ambition Is to Win

The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has an ambition to win this year's European Parliament (EP) elections, said PS chairman Michal Simecka when presenting the party's slate on Wednesday.

Korcok: Government Destroying Relations with Neighbouring Countries

Korcok: Government Destroying Relations with Neighbouring Countries

The current government is destroying Slovakia's relations with its closest neighbouring countries and becoming the gravedigger of the V4, presidential candidate and ex-minister of foreign affairs Ivan Korcok told a news conference on Wednesday.

Penal Code Amendment Returns Existing Statute of Limitation for Rape

Penal Code Amendment Returns Existing Statute of Limitation for Rape

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) - The existing statutes of limitations of 20 years should be maintained for violent crimes such as rape, sexual abuse and murder, according to an additional amendment to the Penal Code approved by Parliament via a fast-tracked procedure on Wednesday. The new legislation is due to