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Election24: Korcok Hands in over 40,000 Signatures for Presidential Fight

Election24: Korcok Hands in over 40,000 Signatures for Presidential Fight

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) - Diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok submitted on Friday a petition to Parliament with the signatures required for a presidential candidacy. Korcok has collected over 40,000 signatures from citizens. He announced his intention to run at the end of August last year.

Opposition: Police Failed in Danko's Accident, House Vice-Chair Should Be Ousted

Opposition: Police Failed in Danko's Accident, House Vice-Chair Should Be Ousted

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) - If it is confirmed that the police gave Parliamentary Vice-Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) the chance to take a breathalyser test only the next day after the accident, it's a failure of the police, KDH MP Frantisek Majersky said on Monday.

Fico Ready to Take Floor in Parliament to Report on Domestic Events in 2020-2023

Fico Ready to Take Floor in Parliament to Report on Domestic Events in 2020-2023

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said on Friday that he's ready to take the floor in Parliament to present a report on events in Slovakia in 2020-2023, adding that if President Zuzana Caputova wants to appear in Parliament to express her reservations towards

Danko Confesses to Road Accident, Ready to Pay for Damage If Necessary

Danko Confesses to Road Accident, Ready to Pay for Damage If Necessary

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) - Parliamentary Vice-chair and Slovak National Party (SNS) chief Andrej Danko has confessed to causing a traffic accident. In a video that he posted on a social network he said that his car skidded and crashed into a post on Thursday (January 11) evening and that

Tatra National Park Head Peter Olexa Resigns

Tatra National Park Head Peter Olexa Resigns

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) - Tatra National Park (TANAP) Administration director Peter Olexa resigned on Thursday, doing so after the media coverage of his plea of guilty in the matter of poaching, TASR was told by the Environment Ministry's communication department on Thursday. "Peter Olexa considers the

Poll: Pellegrini Most Trusted Politician in Slovakia, Ahead of Caputova and Fico

Poll: Pellegrini Most Trusted Politician in Slovakia, Ahead of Caputova and Fico

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair and Voice-SD chairman Peter Pellegrini is viewed as the most trusted political leader in Slovakia, enjoying the confidence of 37 percent of the respondents questioned by Median agency as opposed to 53 percent of those who distrust him. Ex-premier and 'Slovakia'

Taraba: Police to Help with Bear Shooting in Built-up Areas of Villages

Taraba: Police to Help with Bear Shooting in Built-up Areas of Villages

Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) - Police officers will help with the shooting of bears in the built-up areas of municipalities, Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee) and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) announced at a press conference on Monday. They want to have the new crisis management system