A revolution in Slovakia: The candidate of the populist Samar party, former Prime Minister Robert Fico, has won the country's general election, state media reported on Sunday, after a partial count of votes.
After 98 percent of the ballots were counted, Fico's party received 23 percent of the vote, while its rival party, Progressive Slovakia, received only 17 percent of the vote.
Pizzo is considered a pro-Russian candidate and has promised to halt military aid provided by the country, which in the past has included transferring fighter jets to the Ukrainian air force, to Kyiv. In addition, Pico pledged to reduce legislation supporting LGBT rights in the country and to work to promote conservative and traditional values.
However, it is still unclear what the next government in Bratislava will look like. The reason: Pizzo will have to form a coalition with smaller parties, led by PLAS led by Peter Pellegrini, Fico's former deputy, which has amassed 15%. Throughout the campaign, Pellegrini kept his cards close to his chest, but it is believed that he would rather join a coalition with Pizzo than with progressive Slovakia.
In this situation, even the head of Progressive Slovakia, Michal Szymczka, does not lose hope of forming a government. "Our goal has been and remains to form a stable pro-European government that will uphold the rule of law and invest in areas critical to our future," said Szymczka, a former journalist and member of the European Parliament.
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