Predictions for 2020: Brexit still means Brexit and Smer wins elections

Who will be the prime minister and who the court jester?

Robert Fico will step down after the summer.Robert Fico will step down after the summer. (Source: SME)

So 2019 is finally coming to a close. Trump tweeted (a lot). Britain is still your unemployed ex-husband sleeping on the couch. A good part of the Amazon rain forest is on fire. European elections came and went, a mob of people stormed they mysterious Area 51 (they found no aliens) and Hollywood released 200 more superhero movies.

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Could 2020 be any better? Here are some predictions for the year to come:

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