Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Slovakia

Slovakia's president asks a populist ex-premier to form government after winning early election

Slovakia’s president has asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government

The Independent UK

The Patak Rodster Is A Retro-Inspired Electric Microcar From Slovakia

The Rodster rides on motorbike-like wheels and measures just 132.2 inches long, 54.9 in wide, and 53.4 in tall, all while tipping the scales at 992 pounds without the battery.

InsideEVs

Who is Robert Fico, the pro-Russian leader poised to head Slovakia’s coalition government?

Leadership of populist three-time PM could have ramifications for Ukraine, EU and Slovakia’s rule of law

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Last-minute US budget deal sparks new wave of Republican infighting

IN THE PRESS – Monday, October 2: After a last-minute budget deal avoided another possible government shutdown in the United States, Republican infighting about the House speaker's future could end up benefiting Democrats. We also take a look at why Slovakia's elections are just the latest development suggesting unconditional Western…

France 24

How will a pro-Russia party winning Slovakia vote affect the Ukraine war?

Ex-PM Robert Fico is set to replace a technocrat government that has been backing Kyiv against the Russian invasion.

Al Jazeera

Bodybuilding, fast cars and misogyny: Slovakia’s populist Robert Fico returns to power

A fan of Vladimir Putin and fast cars, Robert Fico should return as prime minister of Slovakia following parliamentary elections on Saturday. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the career of a politician who was ousted from power five years ago after a journalist was murdered for revealing government…

France 24

Robert Fico doubles down on pro-Russia stance after Slovakia election win

Populist Smer leader, who has pledged to end military aid to Ukraine, says he is ready to open talks on forming a coalition government

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Slovakia election: pro-Moscow former PM on course to win with almost all votes counted

Robert Fico’s Smer party moves ahead of Progressive Slovakia in vote that could fuel fears about future foreign policy stance

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Russia ex-PM leads leftist party to win in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

The election was a test for the small central European country's support for neighboring Ukraine. The win by Robert Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO.

WEKU

A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections

A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to almost complete results

The Independent UK

Slovakia election 2023: populist party Smer takes commanding lead in count with 98% of precincts reporting – as it happened

Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards Russia

The Guardian - UK

Slovaks vote between pro-Russian ex-PM and pro-Western liberals

Voting begins in a closely contested election with support for Ukraine’s defence against Russia’s invasion a key issue.

Al Jazeera

Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer

Voters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer

The Independent UK

Slovakia election: polls open in knife-edge vote with Ukraine high on agenda

Election could decide whether country sticks with liberal, pro-western line or begins to lean more towards Russia

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

France 24

Migration ‘used to mobilise voters’ ahead of elections in Slovakia and Poland

Migration has become a hot-button issue in Slovakia and Poland ahead of upcoming elections on September 30 and October 15, with politicians evoking the hotly debated topic to galvanise voters and governments reintroducing border checks in the region.

France 24

Will Slovakia move towards Russia after snap elections?

Is Ukraine about to lose one of its staunchest allies in Europe? Slovakia leapt to Kyiv's aid after the Russian invasion of February 2022 by supplying weapons and fighter jets and welcoming refugees. But that could all change in Saturday's snap parliamentary elections. Leading in the polls is pro-Russian former…

The Independent UK

Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer

Slovakia holds an early parliamentary election on Saturday that pits populist former Prime Minister Robert Fico who campaigned on a clear pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal pro-West newcomer

The Conversation

Slovakia may be about to elect a government which plans to halt aid to Kyiv

Slovakians head to the polls on September 30 to elect a new parliament. The result will not only have a huge impact on the domestic affairs of this small central European state but also, beyond its borders, on the balance of power in Europe and the war in Ukraine.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

France 24

Slovakia swamped by disinformation ahead of parliamentary elections

As Slovakia heads toward parliamentary elections on Saturday, the country has been flooded with disinformation, ranging from pro-Russian propaganda, lies about the situation in Ukraine and the spread of anti-migrant hate speech.

The Guardian - UK

‘Roma only’: the school caught up in a Slovakian national scandal

A small primary in Podsadek is at the centre of a legal row about segregation and discrimination in the run-up to elections

The Guardian - UK

Slovak progressive party takes narrow lead over populists in poll as election approaches – as it happened

Progressive Slovakia polls at 18% against controversial former prime minister Robert Fico’s Smer party at 17.7%

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge storm’: polarised Slovakia on a knife edge ahead of elections

Populist frontrunner’s ‘toxic’ campaign has exposed deep divisions and a victory could move country closer to Russia

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s ‘mini-Trumps’ survived his fall. Now they’re hoping for his comeback

From Orbán in Hungary to Fico in Slovakia, populists are looking to a Trump win to boost their power in the EU, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Slovakian elections Q&A: country votes after four PMs in five years

Poll unlikely to end political turbulence that has dogged country since murder of journalist in 2018 but could have serious ramifications for Ukraine

The Independent UK

Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections

Once rock-solid, the support Ukraine has received from its biggest backers for its defense against Russia is showing cracks

1 … 23 24 25 26

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.