Slovakia will hold the first round of a presidential election that is a battle between the country's Russia-leaning ruling camp and a pro-Ukraine opposition-backed candidate.
Slovakia will hold the first round of a presidential election that is a battle between the country's Russia-leaning ruling camp and a pro-Ukraine opposition-backed candidate. Parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini and liberal ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok are the clear frontrunners among nine contenders. Pellegrini is backed by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico , who has questioned Ukraine's sovereignty amongst a list of inflammatory comments over Russia's invasion.
Korcok is staunchly pro-Ukraine, holding similar views to outgoing president Zuzana Caputova, a government critic who chose not to seek a second term. Latest opinion polls have suggested a tight race to become president of the NATO and EU member of 5.4M people
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