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Poll: Smer Remains in Lead on 28 percent, SaS and SNS Follow

Poll: Smer Remains in Lead on 28 percent, SaS and SNS Follow

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in the middle of March, it would have been won by the Smer-SD party on 28 percent of votes, TASR learnt from a poll by AKO agency, which released the results on Friday. The survey, which was conducted on a

Cabinet Okays Constitutional Bill to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Cabinet Okays Constitutional Bill to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – An amendment to the Slovak Constitution and a constitutional proposal to revoke the so-called Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties garnered the support of the Government on Wednesday, which also passed proposals for them to be deliberated by Parliament via a fast-tracked procedure. The new changes are designed

Coalition Unveils Solution for Revoking Meciar's Amnesties

Coalition Unveils Solution for Revoking Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – A legislative proposal to revoke Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties in a constitutional fashion has seen the light of day, the chairmen of the three coalition parties – Smer-SD, Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid – said at a press conference on Wednesday. The compromise solution the coalition parties

Coalition to Unveil its Solution for Scrapping Meciar's Amnesties

Coalition to Unveil its Solution for Scrapping Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – The coalition will submit its own constitutional solution to revoke Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties at the Government session slated for Wednesday (March 15), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said after the Coalition Council session on Monday. “The governing coalition has decided to tackle the revocation of

Coalition Urges Kiska to Appoint Constitutional Judges Promptly

Coalition Urges Kiska to Appoint Constitutional Judges Promptly

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska has grossly violated the Constitution by failing to respect the Constitutional Court’s opinion, and based on the recommendations of the Venice Commission he has no right not to appoint Constitutional Court judges, stated Prime Minister and Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico after

Hlina: KDH Has Crème de la Crème in House for Governor in Presov

Hlina: KDH Has Crème de la Crème in House for Governor in Presov

Zvolen, March 11 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH) are ready to cooperate in the November regional elections with parties from the parliamentary Opposition, KDH chairman Alojz Hlina said at a press conference following a KDH Council meeting in Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) on Saturday. Hlina announced that KDH is

Median Poll: Smer-SD on Top, Ahead of SaS and SNS

Median Poll: Smer-SD on Top, Ahead of SaS and SNS

Bratislava, March 10 (TASR) – If a general election had taken place in late January and in February, it would have been won by the senior governing party Smer-SD on 27 percent, ahead of the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 15.5 percent and the co-governing Slovak National Party (SNS)