Teenager refuses to shake Slovak president’s hand during ceremony - The Slovak Spectator

Simon Omaník, a high school student from Slovakia, received a bronze medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad. When President Peter Pellegrini wanted to meet him at the ceremony, he refused. The young man, who wore a ribbon in the colors of the Ukrainian flag around his neck, believes that Pellegrini should not attend the award at all. “He came to his post with deceit and lies,” he justified his decision.

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Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said today that he respects the gesture of a student who refused to shake his hand during an awards ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava.

A Slovak student who was to receive an award for his performance at an international mathematics competition refused to shake hands with the country's president, Peter Pellegrini, at the award ceremony.

Bratislava high school student Simon Omaník refused to shake President Petr Pellegrini's hand when accepting an award. According to 19-year-old Omaník, Pellegrini got into the Presidential Palace by defrauding people.

The president received students who won the international olympiads.