2024 presidential election, page 2
Slovak voters decided on who would replace President Zuzana Čaputová in the Presidential Palace on April 6. Čaputová announced in June 2023 that she would not seek reelection. Speaker of Parliament Peter Pellegrini (Hlas) defeated ex-diplomat Ivan Korčok in a runoff.
This presidential election is a referendum on Fico's rule
Those who defend the rule of law won the first round on Saturday.
World media on Slovak election: Korčok's surprising win and Fico's hanger-on heads for second round
Peter Pellegrini might not be acting independently in the presidential office, media outlets notice.
Korčok wins the first round of Slovakia's presidential election
He will face Peter Pellegrini in a run-off round on April 6.
Slovakia's best and worst presidents ranked
Rudolf Schuster regarded as the most popular president.
Slovakia presidential election: Polls open as voting begins
The second round scheduled for April 6.
News digest: Just days ahead of election, presidential race tightens
Foreigners learning Slovak having problems understanding Czech, celebration of handmade items, and what fascinates the French about Slovak architecture.
Will Fico become president?
PM and Peter Pellegrini have a lot in common.
Ahead of 2020 elections, Pellegrini asked Hungarian PM to put him in contact with Moscow
Then Slovak PM was hoping that the trip would help Smer party win snap election.
News digest: One less presidential hopeful ahead of Saturday election
Two bear incidents over weekend, an effort to revive Bratislava calvary, and storks in Trnava.
Who are the 2024 presidential election candidates?
Short profiles of the people who want or wanted to become Slovakia's next head of state.
Pellegrini can’t be sure he will win election race, poll shows
Andrej Danko, another coalition leader and presidential candidate, is struggling in the polls.
Presidential election poll suggests race is tightening
But the survey suggests Igor Matovič's last-minute bid may be diverting support from Ivan Korčok.
"For tickets to Russia to see beloved Putin": People poke fun at Danko via bank account
SNS leader Andrej Danko rejects ironic donations from people.
News digest: Matovič joins presidential race to 'spice things up'
Slovak learner's language blunders, tourist buses having problems with parking, and the biggest bueaucratic nonsenses.
Here's what anti-government chant 'podržtaška' means
Experts say derogatory term has no proper English equivalent.
News digest: Surprising no one, Peter Pellegrini joins the presidential race
Read some good news from Slovakia, learn why Kofola uses a 20-year old TV ad, and find out what to do during the weekend.
News digest: March date set for the presidential elections
Fico's got new flat, a mediaeval find in the Tatras, Germany full of strikes.
Slovaks will vote for their sixth head of state before Easter
Hlas leader Peter Pellegrini, a presidential hopeful, will not step down as speaker unless people elect him the next Slovak president.
Danko seeks to make Pellegrini’s sexuality a topic ahead of presidential race
The nationalist party leader claims that people want to know who would be Peter Pellegrini’s First Lady.
Trust in Speaker Pellegrini on rise before presidential race
Hlas leader Peter Pellegrini is considering running for president.
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