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2018 local elections
Foreigners living in Slovakia can influence the results of the upcoming municipal elections on November 10, 2018. Here is what you need to know before visiting a polling station.
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Coalition of Team Bratislava, Progressive Slovakia and SaS marks landslide victory in the joint elections in Bratislava.
The first joint regional and municipal elections are over, residents of Slovak towns and villages have elected their mayors, regional governors, and councillors.
Anyone with permanent residence is eligible to vote. Polling stations closing earlier than usual.
After many promises pledged, one of either Matúš Vallo or Rudolf Kusý, both well-known local politicians, is almost certain to become the next mayor of Bratislava.
Foreigners living in Slovakia have a rare chance to influence the direction of their town, and the country, this coming weekend.
Over 82,000 foreigners can vote on October 29, but not all of them will be heading to the ballot box.
Foreigners with permanent residence can vote.
Municipal and regional elections will be held on October 29.
A law has been proposed to allow two members of a special election committee with a ballot box to visit a voter in isolation.
They are negotiating on whether they would connect and run in tandem.
PM Heger will mark one year in his post. Observers agree he is most likely to stay.
The million-dollar question the state and towns can hardly answer.
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Addy Akram speaks about how he became a local politician in eastern Slovakia and why foreigners should vote in Slovakia.
![Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo speaks to foreigners at [fjúžn] festival's "Ask the Mayor" event.](https://m.smedata.sk/api-media/media/image/spectator/2/73/7340332/7340332_300x200.jpg?rev=3)
Bratislava Mayor Matúš Vallo addressed the questions and concerns of foreigners in Bratislava during a special Q&A.
Municipal leaders who grew from grassroots movements want to change their cities through communication.
A year of anniversaries turned into a year of changes, protests and surprises.
When you live in a small village, you don't care about Bratislava. At home, everything is at stake.
The new Bratislava mayor has four broad priorities to accomplish.
Only the former PM knows whether the inspiration for his latest stunt was the success of the For A Decent Slovakia-supported candidates in the municipal elections.
Municipal elections in the capital and elsewhere were also marked by a smear campaign. It does not seem to have worked.
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