The preparations for the September Slovak general elections are reaching their final stages. The State Commission for Elections and Supervision of Funding of Political Parties announced that 24 political parties, along with 2,728 candidates, will be competing for seats in the Federal Assembly. However, there are concerns that the voter turnout might be lower thanContinua a leggere “Getting prepared for the September Slovak general elections”
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Migration to Slovakia and the early inter-party agreements
Migration to Slovakia and the inter-party agreements ahead of the September 2023 elections are among the top political themes of the electoral campaign this June. Along with the spending for the electoral campaign the accusations and inter-party quarrels have also begun. Hlas-SD (which presents itself as a moderate party and wishes to attract the Smer-SD’sContinua a leggere “Migration to Slovakia and the early inter-party agreements”
Political reactions to the Ódor government and electoral alliances
While one of the goals of the new Ódor government is economic austerity and curbing debt, political parties in Slovakia do not seem to be in favor of these necessary measures. They focus on other priorities: corruption, of course, but also security and immigration. Parties in Slovakia reacted in different ways regarding the new executiveContinua a leggere “Political reactions to the Ódor government and electoral alliances”
Parties negotiate in the run-up to the elections in Slovakia
The elections in Slovakia are scheduled on September 30th. The last time the country experienced a summer electoral campaign was more than twenty years ago. Summer campaigns are traditionally known for the politicians’ trips to the regions, rallies, and meetings with citizens. Party leaders already started to introduce their billboards in the towns. As theContinua a leggere “Parties negotiate in the run-up to the elections in Slovakia”
New parties in Slovakia, among vetoes and chaos
With the emergence of new parties in Slovakia, the political fragmentation in the country becomes more acute. Fourteen new political entities want to run, and some of them are led by conspiracy theorists or convicted swindlers. The month of March was very turbulent. After the resignation of interim Health Minister Vladimír Lengvarský, both Robert FicoContinua a leggere “New parties in Slovakia, among vetoes and chaos”
Il rapporto Svizzera-Slovacchia, tra politica e cooperazione
Piccoli paesi, nel centro d’Europa, con montagne pittoresche: sono i più immediati e visibili elementi comuni del rapporto Svizzera-Slovacchia. Berna e Bratislava condividono scambi bilaterali positivi e regolari a livello economico, finanziario, politico e culturale. La cooperazione Svizzera-Slovacchia si è estesa negli anni e trova spazi anche nell’ambito dell’ONU, dei Balcani e della politica europea.Continua a leggere “Il rapporto Svizzera-Slovacchia, tra politica e cooperazione”
Slovak Interim PM Eduard Heger Quits OL’aNO Party
After weeks of speculations, Slovak interim PM Eduard Heger’s political future is set to be clearer now. On March 6th he announced he was quitting populist OĽaNO party and in a press conference yesterday he confirmed he is taking over Miroslav Kollár’s party “Blue Coalition” (former “Together Party”) which is being renamed the “Democrats”. “IContinua a leggere “Slovak Interim PM Eduard Heger Quits OL’aNO Party”
Slovak parties position themselves for early elections
Tension among Slovak parties is running high in the run-up to the September 2023 elections. According to Focus agency for TV Markiza, had a general election taken place in February, it would have been won by the extra-parliamentary Voice-SD and its leader Peter Pellegrini with 20.8 percent of the votes, ahead of the opposition Smer-SDContinua a leggere “Slovak parties position themselves for early elections”