Peter Pellegrini of the ruling nationalist coalition is set to become Slovakia's president. The ruling coalition is opposed to providing Ukraine with military aid.
Pellegrini is in a coalition with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of the left-wing nationalist Smer-SD party, which won the parliamentary election in September 2023. Also a junior partner in the coalition is the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS).
Slovakia's president ratifies international agreements, appoints high-level judges, is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and can veto laws passed by parliament.
Pellegrini portrayed [his opponent] Korcok as a war-monger doing the election campaign and suggested the candidate could drag Slovak troops into the war if elected.'
Slovakia and Hungary both border Ukraine ... both governments are now solidly united against entering the war. Deutsche Welle news:
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Peter Pellegrini of the ruling nationalist coalition is set to become Slovakia's president. The ruling coalition is opposed to providing Ukraine with military aid.
Pellegrini is in a coalition with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of the left-wing nationalist Smer-SD party, which won the parliamentary election in September 2023. Also a junior partner in the coalition is the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS).
Slovakia's president ratifies international agreements, appoints high-level judges, is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and can veto laws passed by parliament.
Pellegrini portrayed [his opponent] Korcok as a war-monger doing the election campaign and suggested the candidate could drag Slovak troops into the war if elected.'
https://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-ukraine-skeptic-pellegrini-wins-presidential-race/a-68755514