Last Week in Slovakia, page 5

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Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky and Zuzana Čaputová.

Zelensky visits Bratislava, asks pointed questions

Ukrainian president assures Slovakia of his country's help should the need arise.

Speaker Boris Kollár.

Boris Kollár is in hot water, but unlikely to boil

Domestic violence may harm him more than his political failures.

President Zuzana Čaputová shortly before she announces that she will not run for office again in 2024.

Čaputová will move on, who will take her place?

Her decision not to run for re-election opens up several scenarios.

Acting PM Ľudovít Ódor and President Zuzana Čaputová

Ódor will govern as interim PM, and Čaputová will announce her big decision

The president is expected to announce tomorrow whether she will run or not.

What you need to know about Slovakia’s election campaign

It’s going to be a summer of politicking.

Smer chair Robert Fico.

Slovakia’s pro-Western feelings are going south

There are hints that Russia is winning the information war.

Speaker of Parliament Boris Kollar and his deputy Peter Pcolinsky of Sme Rodina share a laugh after the parliament approved the end of its term on September 30.

MPs run wild as new government takes over

Just look at what they are doing to construction permits.

Eduard Heger announces he is stepping down from the post of acting prime minister.

What Heger’s demise as PM means for Slovakia

The situation represents a risk but also a chance for the president.

Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová and Czech President Petr Pavel in Ukraine on April 28.
President Zuzana Čaputová

The dilemma faced by Zuzana Čaputová

The approaching general election will make the presidential race a bumpy ride.

František Imrecze (l) testifies that Kažimír (r) handed him a bribe.

The central bank boss’s guilty verdict gives Smer another martyr

But surprise, surprise: he’s not going anywhere.

Robert Fico
Peter Pellegrini and Robert Fico shake hands in parliament.

Pellegrini loses steam as polls point to Fico comeback

It seems the much-feared return of Smer is under way.

Mig-29

The quarrel over MiGs tests Slovakia’s ability to do the right thing

It’s not like Slovaks will get nothing from the transfer.

"Peace protest" organised by pro-Russian agitators in Bratislava on March 3.
Mikuláš Dzurinda

Dzurinda’s blues do not mean he’s done with politics

As the emergent coalition sheds people associated with the former prime minister, the current premier’s political future becomes clearer.

Five years without Jan and Martina gathering in Bratislava.

Change is possible, Slovakia’s story shows

But how many chances does one country get?

Mig-29 fighter jet.

What the debate over MiGs for Ukraine says about the upcoming election

The continuous fear-mongering is a harbinger of the campaign to come.

Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán (L) and the then Slovak PM Robert Fico (R) meet in Bratislava on October 13, 2017.

Why we need to talk about Robert Fico

Smer’s leader went on Hungarian TV to show who his role model is.

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