Slovakia: Populist Fico strikes deal with pro-Russia party to form coalition government
As part of the coalition deal, Smer will get to appoint the prime minister and six other ministers, opening the way for Fico to serve as Slovakia's head of government for the fourth time.
The man accused of attempting to assassinate Robert Fico was ordered to remain behind bars Saturday. Fico is in serious but stable condition, officials said.
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The new legislation, pushed for by PM Robert Fico's ruling party, SMER, will disband the public broadcaster RTVS and replace it with an entirely new public TV and radio station.
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Robert Fico has become Slovakia's new Prime Minister. His left-populist Smer party won against the liberal, Western-oriented Progressive Slovakia by nearly 7 percentage points.
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Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.
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Slovakia's populist party, which wants to stop military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU and NATO, holds a press conference after winning the parliamentary elections. The Smer-SD party led by..
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