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Slovak sheep dogs on parade at Pribylina
AN EXHIBITION of Slovak čuvač (sheep dogs) held at the Museum of Liptov Village in Pribylina set a modern record for the number of pure-bred dogs being exhibited. On May 29 organisers welcomed more than 80 Slovak, Czech, German, Belgian, and Swiss sheep dogs, the highest number in the last two decades for the event.
New car registrations down in May
THE NUMBER of new passenger cars and small utility vehicles registered in Slovakia in May this year fell 43.73 percent from a year ago, to 5,398 vehicles. The Slovak Automotive Industry Association announced that the expected decline in new registrations from a year ago had continued, though it was not as steep, the SITA newswire reported.
Italian institutions in Slovakia
Embassy of the Republic of Italy
New airport terminal officially opens
THE NEW terminal at Bratislava's M.R. Štefánik Airport was officially opened on Wednesday, June 9 and the facility should see its first airline passengers on June 10, the TASR newswire reported.
SaS candidates judged most open
THE NEW SaS party came out on top in a political openness project conducted by the Fair-Play Alliance, a political ethics watchdog, that assessed which party’s candidates were most forthcoming in providing information to voters.
Foreign demand provides fuel for Slovakia's economic engine
ECONOMIC sections of newspapers will continue disappointing readers who seek stories about a definitive end to the economic crisis, a sudden jump in employment, or more responsible fiscal policies by governments. However, the latest figures on Slovakia’s economic growth do provide some degree of compensation: GDP grew in the first quarter of 2010 by 4.8 percent, Slovakia’s Statistics Office reported, rounding up its May flash estimate by 0.2 percentage points. The country’s gross domestic product reached €15.072 billion and market watchers say that it is mostly foreign demand that has been pouring fuel into Slovakia’s economic engine.
Statue of Svätopluk unveiled in Bratislava
A BRONZE STATUE of Svätopluk astride his horse was unveiled Sunday evening of June 6 in front of Bratislava Castle. Svätopluk is remembered as the greatest king of the Great Moravian Empire.
Marching for tolerance
POLITICIANS were not the only ones campaigning hard as the general election approached. Civic organisations and activists also found the pre-election period to be an excellent opportunity to raise their voices and be heard. One example was cartoonist Martin “Shooty” Šútovec who raised enough money in a public appeal to put up billboards across Slovakia featuring his anti-government cartoons. The Tolerance March is another example.
Slovaks in Italy make Slovakia more visible
VARIOUS reasons have led Slovaks to leave their homeland and start new lives abroad. During the previous, totalitarian regime these reasons were often political, but after the fall of the Iron Curtain Slovaks began to go abroad to study, work or just travel. One of their destinations has been Italy. While it is impossible to determine the exact number of Slovaks living there, their activities are tangible.
Tax data delayed till after election
SLOVAKIA’S moment of truth about the condition of its state finances will arrive only after the parliamentary elections. Despite much prodding by the media, economists and the opposition, Slovakia’s Finance Ministry will not release its forecast for tax collection before June 12, leaving voters guessing about the actual condition of the budget and the spending gap.
Right wing prevails; HZDS out
ROBERT Fico’s Smer party won by far the highest number of votes in Slovakia’s parliamentary elections on Saturday, June 12. But there were no wild celebrations at the party’s headquarters on election night because the other results mean Fico may well find he is unable to secure coalition partners to form the next government. He will not be able to rely on the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS), whose support fell below 5 percent, meaning it will not be represented in the new parliament. The Slovak National Party (SNS), Smer’s other coalition partner in the outgoing parliament, cleared the threshold by a whisker, according to preliminary results announced after all the votes had been counted. It will get another four years in parliament after gaining 5.07 percent of the national vote.
Vote 2010: Smer comes first on 34.8 percent, but may lack coalition partners
The final unofficial results of the parliamentary elections published by Slovakia’s Statistics Office after all the valid votes were counted show that Smer was the most popular party, with 34.8 percent of the vote. However, the overall election result has given hope to the centre-right parties that they, and not Robert Fico’s Smer, will be able to form the next government.
Vote 2010: Smer remains the largest party in parliament; junior coalition partner drops out
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak Parliament following elections held on June 12. Votes have been counted in 70.38 percent of election precincts.
Vote 2010: Preliminary results show Smer leads with 36.94 percent of votes counted
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak Parliament following elections held on June 12. Votes have been counted in 41.45 percent of election precincts.
Vote 2010: Smer will probably win, but might not be able to form government, election prediction suggests
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak Parliament following elections held on June 12, after votes from 100 selected election precincts have been counted by Focus polling agency for news channel TA3.
Vote 2010: PM Robert Fico is prepared for both: rule or go to opposition
PM Robert Fico is prepared for both: to rule or go to opposition
VOTE 2010: Focus poll shows Smer in lead
The Smer party has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak Parliament following elections held on June 12, according to the results of a phone poll conducted by the Focus polling agency for news television TA3.
VOTE 2010: MVK exit poll results show Smer the largest party in parliament
Smer party of Robert Fico has maintained its position as the largest party in the Slovak Parliament following elections held on June 12, according to the results of an exit poll conducted by the MVK polling agency for news television Markíza.
Vote 2010: Polling stations closed; five municipalities close stations after 22:30
More than 5,900 polling stations closed at 22:00 across Slovakia ending the country’s one-day vote, the seventh democratic election for members of parliament since the fall of communism in 1989.
Vote 2010: Slovak president encourages citizens to vote
President Ivan Gašparovič called on all citizens of Slovakia to take part in Saturday’s parliamentary election before the polls close at 22:00.
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