Tagged: Slovakia
Mojisola Salaudeen
Slovakia: President Wants Ban on Pre-election Polls Repealed
The President of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, has approached the country’s Constitutional Court to strike down a law extending the ban on the publication of pre-election opinion polls from 14 to 50 days before an election. How Did We Get Here? On the 28th of October, the Slovak parliament passed a new law prohibiting the publication […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Slovakia Elects First Female President, Zuzana Čaputová
Lawyer and political novice, Zuzana Čaputová has won Slovakia’s presidential elections, making her the first female president of the European country. According to Politico, the 45-year-old who has little political experience, defeated Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commission Vice President and candidate of the ruling Smer-SD party. In the election, she received 58.3 percent of the […]
The Election Network
Slovakia’s Robert Fico wins elections amidst a fractured opposition in parliament
Robert Fico, leader of the strongest party in Slovakia Smer-Social Democracy Party had expected to make a sweeping victory in the parliamentary elections. But with great push back from opposition parties including far-right extremists, left Fico’s party retaining its strength but losing their majority. A significant part of the campaign was entered around the European […]