Domestic Policies

Presidential Election to Be Held on March 23, Pellegrini Announces

Parliamentary Chair Peter Pellegrini (Voice-SD) at House session on January 8, 2024 (photo by TASR)

        Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) - The first round of the presidential election will be held on Saturday, March 23, with a potential run-off round on Saturday, April 6, House Chair Peter Pellegrini announced on Monday.
        The term of office of incumbent President Zuzana Caputova ends on June 15, 2024, and she won't run for re-election.
        The Slovak president is elected in a direct vote for a five-year tenure. The Constitution stipulates that presidential candidates must be either nominated by at least 15 lawmakers or receive petition signatures from at least 15,000 citizens.
        The second round of the election is held within 14 days of the date of the first round, provided that neither of the candidates manages to garner a majority of votes in the first round. Two candidates who acquire the highest amount of votes advance to the run-off round.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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