Close ally of populist prime minister Robert Fico claimed 53.85% of vote, beating pro-Western opposition Ivan KorčokNationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini has won Slovakia’s presidential election ahead of liberal, pro-western opposition candidate Ivan Korčok.The close ally of populist prime minister Robert Fico received 53.85% of the vote with the ballots from more than 98% polling stations counted by the Statistics Office in Saturday’s runoff election, topping former foreign minister Korčok who had 46.14%. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-04-06 22:49:56
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Ukraine-sceptic government ally Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakian presidential election
