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Election Moratorium in Bratislava and Trnava Regions to Be Extended

Election Moratorium in Bratislava and Trnava Regions to Be Extended

Bratislava, October 29 (TASR) – The election moratorium in Bratislava and Trnava regions should be extended, TASR has learnt from State Electoral Commission chairman Ladislav Orosz. The reason is the planned longer opening of polling stations in the villages of Tomasov in the district of Senec (Bratislava region), Macov and Povoda,

Referendum on US Military Base in Sliac Sees High Turnout Up to Now

Referendum on US Military Base in Sliac Sees High Turnout Up to Now

Sliac, October 29 (TASR) – Turnout in the referendum on placement of a US military base in Sliac (Banska Bystrica region) is high up to now. Several hundred residents of this spa town already came to express their opinion on the issue at a local elementary school by mid-time set for

Kollar already Cast His Vote, Calls on All to Do Same

Kollar already Cast His Vote, Calls on All to Do Same

Bratislava, October 29 (TASR) – After casting his ballots in the ongoing joint local and regional elections on Saturday, Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) called on all citizens to make use of their right and go to vote. Kollar voted together with his family at Milan Hodza Elementary School

President Encourages People to Go Vote, Stresses Importance of Local Government

President Encourages People to Go Vote, Stresses Importance of Local Government

Pezinok, October 29 (TASR) – After casting her vote at a nursery school in Pezinok (Bratislava region), President Zuzana Caputova encouraged people to participate in Saturday’s joint elections, pointing to the importance of local government that was manifested during the pandemic and migration crises. According to the head of the

Heger: Saturday's Elections as Important as General One

Heger: Saturday's Elections as Important as General One

Bratislava, October 29 (TASR) – Saturday’s joint elections are as important as a general election, said Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) after casting his vote along with his wife at a grammar school on Bilikova Street in Bratislava. “These are not just any posts. Today’s joint elections will decide who

Election2022: Polling Stations Open for Regional/Municipal Election

Election2022: Polling Stations Open for Regional/Municipal Election

Bratislava, October 29 (TASR) – The regional election, held together with municipal election for the first time in Slovakia, started at 7 a.m. on Saturday, with polling stations across the country due to stay open until 8 p.m. Voters are to elect their mayors, local councilors as well as

Peter Pcolinsky Elected as Parliamentary Vice-Chair

Peter Pcolinsky Elected as Parliamentary Vice-Chair

Bratislava, October 19 (TASR) – MPs elected Peter Pcolinsky (We Are Family) as parliamentary vice-chair on Wednesday evening. Pcolinsky gained in the secret ballot 85 out of 101 valid votes, six MPs were against, ten abstained, and 47 lawmakers didn’t submit their ballots. At least 76 votes were needed to