Pro-Russian ex-PM Fico wins Slovak election, needs allies for government

Slovakia's Fico gets two weeks to form government after election win

Slovakia's leftist election winner Robert Fico got a two-week window to negotiate a coalition government on Monday (Oct 2), after steering his party to an election victory over the weekend with promises to stop military aid to Ukraine. Fico campaigned on rhetoric that would shift Slovakia, a European Union

Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election

Slovakia’s president has asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government

Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s president has asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government. Populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico and his leftist Smer party captured 22.9% of the vote on Saturday. It will have 42 seats in the 150-seat Parliament. If he

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

The election was a test for the small European country’s support for neighbouring Ukraine in its war with Russia.

In Slovakia elections, pro-Russia party wins vote but needs allies for coalition

A populist former PM 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 complete results announced Sunday. Former PM Robert Fico and the leftist Smer, or Direction, party had 22.9% of the votes, or 42 seats in the 150-seat parliament, the Slovak Statistics Office said.

A Pro-Russian former PM who pledged to end military aid to Ukraine wins Slovakia's election

Anti-liberal winner of Sunday's election in Slovakia Robert Fico is now seeking to form a coalition government opposing the EU's decision to provide military and financial aid towards Ukraine.