Election, page 7

(source: TASR)

Parliamentary election takes place in Slovakia on February 29, 2020. Read more about the election here

Exit poll results will be published as soon as the moratorium is over, when the polling stations close at 22:00.

The 2020 election in Slovakia is expected to bring a change after two governments dominated by the Smer party of former prime minister Robert Fico, forced to step down in 2018 in the aftermath of the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová.

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Folklorists don't want folk art to be abused by fascists

Important personalities of Slovak folklore and ethnologists joined their voices within the Not in My Costume initiative ahead of the 2020 election.

OSCE experts meet Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák in Bratislava on February 19, 2020.

OSCE observers arrive to oversee 2020 elections

Attention to be paid to election legislation and media independence.

Martin Slosiarik and Václav Hřích

Five big questions to ask ahead of election in Slovakia

Where does the country stand based on the last published polls?

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Za Ľudí chair Andrej Kiska.
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Anonymous video targeting Kiska leaks two weeks before elections

Another video is to leak to the media, Kiska claims.

Peter Pellegrini's cabinet sent costly measures to parliament just days before the election.

The campaign goes to parliament after the last polls

SNS and Smer are ready to spend a lot of money to save their numbers ahead of the election.

No big reforms. Parties are lukewarm with their promises for businesses

What are parties promising business ahead of elections?

Roma protesting against ĽSNS in Levoča

2020 election sees unprecedented mobilisation of Roma

They want their voice to be heard against growing extremism.

Igor Matovič, leader of OĽaNO

OĽaNO almost as strong as Smer just before ban on polls kicks in

Opposition parties would be able to form a coalition, results of the latest AKO polling agency show.

OĽaNO chair Igor Matovič (centre) is holding a banner saying "He is drunk", referring to Speaker of Parliament Andrej Danko (r).

Poll: SNS drops from parliament

The recent Focus poll shows that eight parties would make it to the parliament, with Smer winning the vote.

Robert Fico celebrates his 2012 victory.

Men of appetites

Slovakia’s voters face some unappetising choices on 29 February.

Which online campaign is the most effective?

Parodies, live broadcasts, rap songs. Facebook is big for some campaigns

A campaign video from Cannes got the most interactions.

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Slovak election to test Orbán’s clout among ethnic Hungarians

Slovakia’s ethnic Hungarian minority has a reputation for political moderation. As an election looms and Viktor Orbán ramps up his influence from across the border, is that about to change?

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Guido Buelow

AFP will fact-check Facebook content in Slovakia

Facebook has more than 50 fact-checking partners worldwide.

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Who would win parliamentary election among youth?

None of the current ruling parties would make it to parliament.

Igor Matovič enjoys the limelight.

An expelled diplomat, a charged commentator, and a new opposition leader

Polls have brought more questions than answers so far. Soon they will be silenced.

Interior Minister Denisa Saková

Initiative questions interior minister's warning against votes from abroad

Denisa Saková said she only wanted to motivate voters from regions outside Bratislava.

Igor Matovič (centre) and his party colleagues.

Matovič’s OĽaNO party jumps in the polls

The party benefits mostly from its media campaign, according to the AKO pollster head.

The coalition of non-parliamentary parties Progressive Slovakia/Spolu has the most transparent campaign.

Which party has the most transparent campaign?

Vlasť and Smer parties among those running most untransparent campaigns.

ĽSNS gathering and anti-extremism protest in Trnava

Anti-fascist street protests: Who's going to benefit?

Expert sees more of a pre-election campaign than an effective solution.

Decoy games and campaign clashes

Despite not having a proper election programme, Matovič still manages to make Slovakia speechless.

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