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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

Kiska and Regional Governors Discuss Priorities of Regions

Kiska and Regional Governors Discuss Priorities of Regions

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Taking over the offices of the eight self-governing regions as well as the concerns, challenges and priorities of the individual regions were among the main topics discussed by President Andrej Kiska and newly elected and re-elected regional governors on Thursday. Of the eight governors, only Bratislava

SaS: Choosing Professional Soldier to Head Defence Ministry Was Error

SaS: Choosing Professional Soldier to Head Defence Ministry Was Error

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) should have appeared before TV cameras immediately after 11 rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were allegedly stolen from a military warehouse near Trencin and adopted a stance on the incident, said Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) vice-chair and