Slovakia Elections: Opposition Party With Stance Against Supporting Ukraine Secures Victory

© AP Photo / Petr David JosekFormer Slovak Prime Minister and head of leftist SMER - Social Democracy party Robert Fico arrives for an election rally in Michalovce, Slovakia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Fico leads his party in the upcoming early elections that are held in Slovakia on Sept. 30, 2023.
Former Slovak Prime Minister and head of leftist SMER - Social Democracy party Robert Fico arrives for an election rally in Michalovce, Slovakia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Fico leads his party in the upcoming early elections that are held in Slovakia on Sept. 30, 2023.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 01.10.2023
Subscribe
BRATISLAVA (Sputnik) – Parliamentary elections took place in Slovakia on September 30, 2023, to elect members of the National Council.
The opposition Direction – Social Democracy party (Smer), led by former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, won the parliamentary elections with 23.58% of the vote, data from the Slovak Statistical Office showed on Sunday.
At the moment, data from 95.75% of polling stations has been processed.
The second place with 16.37% of the votes is occupied by the Progressive Slovakia party, followed by the Voice – Social Democracy party, which received 15.22% of the votes.
Official election results are expected to be announced on Sunday afternoon.
 - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 17.04.2023
Slovakia Approves Import Ban of Some Ukrainian Goods, Reports Say
Robert Fico is known as a harsh critic of Slovakia's military supplies to Ukraine. He cites the poor condition of the Slovak armed forces and vows to stop arming Kiev. He does not hide his skepticism about Ukraine's chances to win even with NATO support and says that sending weapons to Kiev means prolonging the bloodshed.
Fico believes that the world is tired of the Kiev regime and of Volodymyr Zelensky personally, who was not even allowed to address the US Congress during his tour of Washington.
Newsfeed
0