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Premier: Fairness and Transparency of Election Ensured

Premier: Fairness and Transparency of Election Ensured

The fairness and transparency of the snap general election has been ensured, caretaker Premier Ludovit Odor said following his meeting with members of the State Electoral Commission on Saturday, adding that no problems have yet been reported in individual polling stations.

Almost 59,000 People Voted by Mail in Snap Election

Almost 59,000 People Voted by Mail in Snap Election

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) - A total of 58,779 people voted by mail from abroad in the snap general election due to take place on Saturday, the Interior Ministry has reported, adding that the deadline for delivering these votes expired at 12 p.m. on Friday. Previously, a total

Premier: We're Ready to Govern until Stable Government Is Formed

Premier: We're Ready to Govern until Stable Government Is Formed

Bratislava, September 27 (TASR) - Ludovit Odor's cabinet is ready to manage the country until a new stable government is established based on the election results, caretaker prime minister stated following the government meeting on Wednesday in connection with a possible post-election stalemate. "Those polls don'

SaS Calls on Parties under Electability Threshold to Withdraw from Fight

SaS Calls on Parties under Electability Threshold to Withdraw from Fight

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) - Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) has called on the parties running in the election, which are below the electability threshold, to withdraw from the fight, SaS leader Richard Sulik drew attention to the fact that a large number of votes of democratic voters, which may be

OLaNO Candidate Holkovic Withdraws from Election After Punching Man

OLaNO Candidate Holkovic Withdraws from Election After Punching Man

Bratislava, September 17 (TASR) - OLaNO general election candidate Tomas Holkovic has withdrawn from the election after a video of him punching another man was released on the internet at the weekend. Holkovic claimed on Facebook that the man provoked him and spat in his face several times. The candidate

Progressive Slovakia Calls for Mobilisation of Undecided Voters

Progressive Slovakia Calls for Mobilisation of Undecided Voters

Bratislava, September 15 (TASR) - Head of the Progressive Slovakia party Michal Simecka has called for the mobilisation of disappointed and undecided voters in a bid to encourage them to vote in the upcoming snap election. "Let's convince the undecided. All democratic parties, pro-Western politicians, let'

Politicians Condemn Fight between Matovic and Kalinak

Politicians Condemn Fight between Matovic and Kalinak

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) - Several politicians have condemned the skirmish that took place between OLaNO leader Igor Matovic and ex-interior minister Robert Kalinak that at a Smer-SD party press conference on Wednesday, noting that such behaviour has no place in politics and sets a bad example for the public.