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Election 2020: Igor Matovič marks an historic victory over Smer
The result is a debacle for the ruling coalition, liberals from PS/Spolu left out in the cold.
Election incidents: Banned political ads and attacks on committee members
Several incidents have occurred during election day.
2020 elections: Polling stations opened
Moratorium has been extended to 23:00.
Book boxes installed at stations of the Tatra electric railway
Civic association wants to liven up the time spent waiting for trains.
Greta Thunberg followers in Slovakia say local is important
Slovaks still do not fully understand the threats of climate change. Students from Fridays For Future are trying to change this.
More than 100 kilograms of waste pulled out of Tatra lakes
Divers also found an unexploded grenade.
FFF Slovakia: Politicians lack courage to tackle climate change
The movement has a message for Slovakia's next prime minister.
Blog: The deceiving paradox of far-right politics
No Slav can stand with Hitler, writes NGO founder and author Zuzana Palovic.
A record number of Slovaks fly home for the 2020 elections
Some 86,000 Slovaks living abroad have already been reported to have cast their vote by post.
Paperback or e-book? Slovaks go with the former
March is known as the month of books in Slovakia.
Women’s suffrage marks 100 years on election day in Slovakia
The Czechoslovak Constitution was adopted on February 29, 1920, precisely a hundred years before Slovakia's 2020 elections.
Trnava region travel guide: Unearth the spectacular splendours of Little Rome
With this guide in hand, you’re sure to find that “Little Rome” is larger than life and ready to welcome you with open arms (and mead)!
Caught in the Net: 2,458 sexual predators contact 3 underage girls in 10 days
This documentary unveils how predators abuse young girls online.
First cycling route to open in Slovenský Raj, expected for 15 years
Four villages in the area of the national park to be connected
UPDATED: Slovakia getting ready for coronavirus
Border checks, no mail delivery to Italy, and temperature checks at Slovak airports are all in place from February 28.
Ombudswoman: Slovakia should change its citizenship law
She believes authorities should change the way they test applicants' Slovak language skills.
Kočner’s surveillance commando was in turn surveilled
A group hired by Toth to spy on journalists was watched and photographed by unknown shadows.
Number of foreigners working in Slovakia has dropped
Ukrainians continue to be the largest group of foreigners working in Slovakia.
Court sentences Kočner and Rusko to 19 years in prison
Specialised Criminal Court found Marian Kočner and Pavol Rusko guilty in the promissory notes case.
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