Slovakia’s presidential candidates face the media
Milan Knažko, a 68-year-old actor who entered politics after 1989, and the 41-year-old Radoslav Procházka, a lawyer turned parliamentarian, are hoping that they will gain votes through the interviews....
View ArticleTight race for Slovakia’s presidency
Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, faces a tough battle to win the country’s presidency after he emerged from the first round of elections on Saturday (15 March) with a lead over a political...
View ArticleSlovakia’s Fico tries to save face
Will the European Parliament elections be a triumph for Robert Fico, Slovakia’s prime minister, and his ruling centre-left Smer party? Or will Fico – recently defeated in presidential elections –...
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‘We protect Slovakia’
BRATISLAVA — Slovakia is hardly the destination of choice for migrants to the EU, but that doesn’t stop Robert Fico railing against them and using the refugee crisis to boost his chances of winning a...
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5 takeaways from Slovakia’s election
BRATISLAVA — Slovakia’s parliamentary election produced more confusion than clarity. There’s no obvious path to a stable government, raising the prospect of political crisis just months before the...
View ArticleSlovak president’s meeting with Dalai Lama angers China
China on Monday threatened retaliation against Slovakia after President Andrej Kiska met with the Dalai Lama in Bratislava. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said Kiska had ignored...
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Trump confirms Europe’s worst fears
BRATISLAVA — If “hope dies last,” as a favorite German aphorism goes, Europe needs to find a Plan B for dealing with Donald Trump. For months, Europe’s leaders quietly hoped the American president’s...
View ArticleSoros denies trying to interfere in Slovakian politics
Hungarian-American financier George Soros on Tuesday rejected claims by Slovakia’s prime minister, who suggested the billionaire was trying to destabilize the country. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert...
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Slovak PM offers to step down after journalist’s murder
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico offered to resign on Wednesday, local media reported, two weeks after the murder of an investigative journalist led to calls for political change. The death of...
View ArticleSlovak president appoints new government
Slovak President Andrej Kiska appointed a new Cabinet on Thursday under new Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. Kiska said he hopes the new government will help restore public trust following protests...
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Fico retains power behind Slovak throne
BRATISLAVA — Chalk one up for Slovakia’s Robert Fico. At first glance, the former prime minister looks like a man whose career has gone off a cliff. Fico, who heads Slovakia’s social democratic party,...
View ArticleSlovak interior minister quits amid protests over police chief
Slovak Interior Minister Tomáš Drucker announced his resignation on Monday after three weeks in office, saying he could not find reason to fire Police Corps President Tibor Gašpar, as demanded in mass...
View ArticleCzech president under fire for skipping Prague Spring commemoration
PRAGUE — Czech President Miloš Zeman was roundly criticized for refusing to take part in Tuesday’s commemoration of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet-led forces. The chairman of the...
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How not to remember Ján Kuciak
BRATISLAVA — A young journalist and his fiancée are shot dead; tens of thousands of people take to the streets in solidarity; the ensuing investigation topples a prime minister. What’s the logical...
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Czech and Slovak protesters shake up political landscape
PRAGUE — Thirty years after the Velvet Revolution, Czechs and Slovaks are once again using mass street protests to shake up the political landscape. Although today’s protesters say they are inspired by...
View ArticleFormer Slovak PM, allies charged with organized crime
BRATISLAVA — Two men who have dominated Slovakia’s politics for the past 15 years — former three-time Prime Minister Róbert Fico and former Interior Minister Róbert Kaliňák — were charged Wednesday...
View ArticleSlovak president election: Pro-EU diplomat tops coalition stalwart in first...
Career diplomat and pro-West candidate Ivan Korčok won the first round of Slovakia’s presidential election Saturday on 42 percent support with over 99 percent of districts reporting. His opponent,...
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