Sign in Subscribe

Domestic Policies

Poll: Smer-SD Would've Won Election on 35 percent If Held in February

Poll: Smer-SD Would've Won Election on 35 percent If Held in February

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – Eight political parties would have made it into Parliament had an election been held between February 12-18, TASR learnt from AKO agency on Friday. The incumbent Smer-SD party was supported by 35 percent of the 1,200 people included in the poll, which equates to 63

Danko: We're Focused on Programme, Not Politicking

Danko: We're Focused on Programme, Not Politicking

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – Most political parties spend considerable time explaining why they’re willing or not willing to form a post-election government with Smer-SD. For the Slovak National Party, however, this is not an issue, says its leader Andrej Danko. “These games of who’s going in with whom

Smer Would Have Won Election ahead of SNS, Boris Kollar Over 5%

Smer Would Have Won Election ahead of SNS, Boris Kollar Over 5%

Bratislava, February 18, (TASR) – Had a general election been held in early February, it would have been won by the currently governing Smer-SD party on 32.1 percent of the votes, according to a poll carried out by Median SK agency on a sample of 1,001 respondents between February

Matovic Testifies Before Police on Alleged Tax Fraud

Matovic Testifies Before Police on Alleged Tax Fraud

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – OLaNO-NOVA chairman Igor Matovic was summoned to the Police Corps presidium in Bratislava on Wednesday to provide testimony concerning the sale of his former company that according to Prime Minister Robert Fico involved a massive tax fraud. Matovic came to police accompanied by his lawyer Daniel

SMK Prefers Rightist Government, But Would Hold Talks with Smer-SD

SMK Prefers Rightist Government, But Would Hold Talks with Smer-SD

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – The Hungarian Community Party (SMK) would prefer a rightist government, says ‘no’ to Smer-SD, but doesn’t rule out potential post-election negotiations with Smer, either, SMK leader Jozsef Berenyi told TASR on Wednesday. “There is a need to go into negotiations, but the question is whether

OLaNO-NOVA Unveils Programme, Lipsic Wants to Angle Big Fishes

OLaNO-NOVA Unveils Programme, Lipsic Wants to Angle Big Fishes

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – Combatting corruption and reforming education and health care are among the chief points of OLaNO-NOVA’s election programme as presented by party leader Igor Matovic and other figures at a press conference on Tuesday. Other points of OLaNO-NOVA’s platform include the introduction of public officials’

Brown Bear Exhibition in Zvolen Prolonged to End of March

Brown Bear Exhibition in Zvolen Prolonged to End of March

Zvolen, February 16 (TASR) – An exhibition about the biggest Slovak carnivore, the brown bear, at the Forestry and Woodcutting Museum (LDM) in Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) has been prolonged to the end of March, TASR learnt on Tuesday. In addition to information about the animal published on panels, visitors can