Poll: Extremists fall, Kiska teeters on the threshold

Smer remains a leader in another August poll by Focus, despite a drop in support.

Michal Truban (PS) and Miroslav Beblavý (Spolu).Michal Truban (PS) and Miroslav Beblavý (Spolu). (Source: TASR)

Two polls have been published by the Focus agency this August; the first was published on August 9, while the most recent one came out on August 20. It suggests a drop in support for the ruling Smer party, as well as the far-right People's Party – Our Slovakia (ĽSNS).

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Compared to the beginning of August, Smer dropped by 1 percentage point to 20.8 percent. However, it still leads the polls. The ĽSNS was supported by 11.4 percent of respondents in the recent poll, dropping by 0.7 percentage points.

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Conversely, the poll conducted between August 13 and 19 on 1,010 respondents has shown that non-parliamentary parties are gaining support.

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