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Pro-Russia ex-PM leads leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

The election was a test for the small central European country's support for neighboring Ukraine. The win by Robert Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO.

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A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to almost complete results

The Independent UK

Slovakia election 2023: populist party Smer takes commanding lead in count with 98% of precincts reporting – as it happened

Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards Russia

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Slovaks vote between pro-Russian ex-PM and pro-Western liberals

Voting begins in a closely contested election with support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion a key issue.

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Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer

Voters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer

The Independent UK

Slovakia election: polls open in knife-edge vote with Ukraine high on agenda

Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards Russia

The Guardian - UK

Migration ‘used to mobilise voters’ ahead of elections in Slovakia and Poland

Migration has become a hot-button issue in Slovakia and Poland ahead of upcoming elections on September 30 and October 15, with politicians evoking the hotly debated topic to galvanise voters and governments reintroducing border checks in the region.

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Will Slovakia move towards Russia after snap elections?

Is Ukraine about to lose one of its staunchest allies in Europe? Slovakia leapt to Kyiv's aid after the Russian invasion of February 2022 by supplying weapons and fighter jets and welcoming refugees. But that could all change in Saturday's snap parliamentary elections. Leading in the polls is pro-Russian former…

France 24

Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer

Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election on Saturday that pits populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico who campaigned on a clear pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal pro-West newcomer

The Independent UK

Slovakia may be about to elect a government which plans to halt aid to Kyiv

Slovakians head to the polls on September 30 to elect a new parliament. The result will not only have a huge impact on the domestic affairs of this small central European state but also, beyond its borders, on the balance of power in Europe and the war in Ukraine.

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Slovakia swamped by disinformation ahead of parliamentary elections

As Slovakia heads toward parliamentary elections on Saturday, the country has been flooded with disinformation, ranging from pro-Russian propaganda, lies about the situation in Ukraine and the spread of anti-migrant hate speech.

France 24

‘Roma only’: the school caught up in a Slovakian national scandal

A small primary in Podsadek is at the centre of a legal row about segregation and discrimination in the run-up to elections

The Guardian - UK

Slovak progressive party takes narrow lead over populists in poll as election approaches – as it happened

Progressive Slovakia polls at 18% against controversial former prime minister Robert Fico’s Smer party at 17.7%

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge storm’: polarised Slovakia on a knife edge ahead of elections

Populist frontrunner’s ‘toxic’ campaign has exposed deep divisions and a victory could move country closer to Russia

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Europe’s ‘mini-Trumps’ survived his fall. Now they’re hoping for his comeback

From Orbán in Hungary to Fico in Slovakia, populists are looking to a Trump win to boost their power in the EU, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Slovakian elections Q&A: country votes after four PMs in five years

Poll unlikely to end political turbulence that has dogged country since murder of journalist in 2018 but could have serious ramifications for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections

Once rock-solid, the support Ukraine has received from its biggest backers for its defense against Russia is showing cracks

The Guardian - UK

‘A perfect storm brewing’: how anti-establishment politicians could challenge Europe this autumn

Range of parties look likely to play a significant role in elections in Slovakia, Poland and the Netherlands

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Al Jazeera

Nationalist, populist, far-right parties eye rising support across Europe

A backlash against immigration, LGBTQ rights, abortion and support for Ukraine is unfolding across the continent.

The Independent UK

Ukraine complains to WTO about Hungary, Poland and Slovakia banning its farm products

Ukraine is filing a complaint at the World Trade Organization against Hungary, Poland and Slovakia after they banned grain and other food products coming from the war-torn country

Al Jazeera

Ukraine to sue Poland, Slovakia and Hungary over grain ban: Politico

Poland, Slovakia and Hungary imposed bans after an influx of Ukrainian grain led to local farmers’ protests.

The Independent UK

As Slovakia's trust in democracy fades, its election frontrunner campaigns against aid to Ukraine

A populist former prime minister whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election plans to reverse the country’s military and political support for neighboring Ukraine if he returns to power

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine ‘holds initiative’ in counteroffensive, UK’s most senior military officer says – as it happened

Sir Tony Radakin says Kyiv is pushing Russia back” and has rejected claims Ukraine’s counteroffensive is struggling

The Guardian - UK

Slovakia’s president sues ex-prime minister for defamation as election tensions rise

Zuzana Čaputová has said she got death threats after Robert Fico made ‘unwarranted accusations’ about her

The Independent UK

Former Czech Premier Andrej Babis loses case on collaborating with communist-era secret police

Slovakia’s Supreme Court has upheld a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit by former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis against allegations that he collaborated with Czechoslovakia’s communist-era secret police

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