Pellegrini wins the presidential elections in Slovakia. Ally of Fico, populist, beat the pro-Western candidate (ANSA) The election, although narrow, established that the majority of Slovakia's 4.3 million voters are satisfied with the direction the country has taken under Fico's government.
According to his detractors, the prime minister is 'Orbanizing' the country with steps on the judiciary, media and Russia that recall those taken by Viktor Orban in Hungary.