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Defence Minister Gajdos Joins Slovak National Party

Defence Minister Gajdos Joins Slovak National Party

Oponice, December 9 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos, who had acted at the helm of the ministry as a Slovak National Party (SNS) nominee, on Saturday joined the party as a member, SNS leader and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko said after a broader SNS Presidium session in Oponice (Nitra region)

Madaric: I Haven't Created Project for Faction within Smer-SD Now

Madaric: I Haven't Created Project for Faction within Smer-SD Now

Martin, November 9 (TASR) – Culture Minister Marek Madaric, who recently resigned as Smer-SD vice-chairman, after the party convention in Martin (Zilina region) on Saturday told journalists that he hasn’t created a faction within Smer-SD, albeit he doesn’t feel to be alone harbouring some critical views after what he

Rasi Replaces Madaric as Smer-SD Vice-chairman

Rasi Replaces Madaric as Smer-SD Vice-chairman

Martin, December 9 (TASR) – Kosice mayor and MP Richard Rasi was elected Smer-SD vice-chairman at the party congress in Martin (Zilina region) on Saturday to replace Culture Minister Marek Madaric, who resigned from the post recently in response to what he called a failure of the party in the November

Madaric: Smer-SD Losing Voter Support, Positions and Energy

Madaric: Smer-SD Losing Voter Support, Positions and Energy

Martin, December 9 (TASR) – The senior governing party Smer-SD is losing voter support, positions and energy, as was evident in several elections on various levels in recent years, including the November regional elections, Culture Minister Marek Madaric, who recently resigned as Smer vice-chairman, said at the party congress in Martin

Fico: Gov't Preparing Constitutional Amendment to Embed Social Rights

Fico: Gov't Preparing Constitutional Amendment to Embed Social Rights

Martin, December 9 (TASR) – Preparations for amending the Slovak Constitution have been launched in response to the adoption of the European Pillar of Social Rights by EU leaders in Gothenburg in November, to embed in the Slovak legal system the right for minimum wage, the upper retirement age and the

Fico: Smer-SD Most Successful Political Project in Slovakia

Fico: Smer-SD Most Successful Political Project in Slovakia

Martin, December 9 (TASR) – The Smer-SD party, founded as Smer (Direction) in 1999, is the single most successful political project in Slovakia’s modern history and it’s ready to win for the fifth time a general election (scheduled for 2020), Prime Minister and party leader Robert Fico said at

Fico: I Won't Run for President in 2019

Fico: I Won't Run for President in 2019

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – Governing Smer-SD party head and Prime Minister Robert Fico won’t run for the post of president in the next presidential election in 2019, TASR learnt at a press conference held by the premier in Parliament on Friday. “I’m declaring this on my son’s