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SaS Officially Supporting Robert Mistrik in Next Year's Presidential Elections

SaS Officially Supporting Robert Mistrik in Next Year's Presidential Elections

Bratislava, June 26 (TASR) – The strongest Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is officially supporting the candidacy of its former member Robert Mistrik in next year’s presidential elections, party leader Richard Sulik told a news conference on Tuesday. Support for Mistrik was unanimously decided on by the SaS Republic

Eight 'For a Decent Slovakia' Rally in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Eight 'For a Decent Slovakia' Rally in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Bratislava, June 22 (TASR) – The SNP Square in Bratislava on Friday saw the eight ‘For a Decent Slovakia’ rally that was attended by thousands of people, TASR learnt on the same day. According to the organisers, people have shown that they do care about Slovakia and they aren’t afraid

Sakova: Introducing Cameras for Police Is Complicated Process

Sakova: Introducing Cameras for Police Is Complicated Process

Bratislava, June 22 (TASR) – Introducing cameras during police raids is a complicated process, and recordings must be stored somewhere, which necessitates the existence of a depository, said Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) on Friday. “It takes us slightly longer with regards to individual specifications and requirements from individual police organisational

Gov't: Top Constitutional Officials to Be Provided with Apartments from State

Gov't: Top Constitutional Officials to Be Provided with Apartments from State

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry will provide adequately equipped apartments and premises for state representation to the top three constitutional officials as of the next electoral term, according to the ministry’s proposal okayed by the Cabinet at its regular session on Wednesday. The Cabinet

Former President Pooh-poohs State of Republic Address

Former President Pooh-poohs State of Republic Address

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – Former two-time president Ivan Gasparovic (2004-09 and 2009-14) has expressed his surprise at his successor Andrej Kiska’s criticism in the State of the Republic Address on Wednesday of how the police have been investigating the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his girlfriend in February,

OLaNO: Fico's Proposal Pathetic, Falling Short of Cleaning Up Politics

OLaNO: Fico's Proposal Pathetic, Falling Short of Cleaning Up Politics

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – The Opposition Ordinary People (OLaNO) party is in favour of having the tax affairs of presidential candidates mandatorily published, but wouldn’t limit the law to them only: if the bill is to make sense, tax and banking confidentiality should be scrapped also for all potential

Fico: Presidential Candidates Should Give Up Tax Secrecy

Fico: Presidential Candidates Should Give Up Tax Secrecy

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – The strongest parliamentary party Smer-SD wants to change legislation so that presidential candidates are obligated to give up tax confidentiality during their campaign, said the party’s head Robert Fico at a press conference on Friday, admitting that the motive is because of the tax problems