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- High expectations pinned on the newly-elected general prosecutor.
- Wealthy financier and several former police officers end up behind bars.
- Coronavirus infections are on the rise again, coalition has fought over schools.
Slovakia gets new general prosecutor
The election of the new general prosecutor went better than the last time around. That is not much of a benchmark, given that the previous selection of the general prosecutor took nearly three years and during the term of the previous GP things went from bad to worse.
In contrast, the MPs have now elected Maroš Žilinka, one of the seven candidates who took part in the unprecedented grilling that preceded their decision, in the very first vote they held on December 3.
