Pro-Russia ex-premier leads leftist party to win in Slovakia election
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Source: NBC News
A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message, according to almost complete results.
Former Prime Minister Robert Fico and the leftist Smer, or Direction, party led with 22.9%, the Slovak Statistics Office said early Sunday after completing the count of 99.98% of the votes from some 6,000 polling stations.
The election Saturday was a test for the small eastern European country’s support for neighboring Ukraine in its war with Russia, and the win by Fico could strain a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO.
Fico, 59, vowed to withdraw Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine in Russia’s war if his attempt to return to power succeeded.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/slovakia-election-pro-russia-ex-premier-robert-fico-election-win-rcna118257
Slovakia is going the way of Hungary. This is bad news for Europe, and the world. Slovakia, and all of Europe, especially Eastern Europe, has been awash in Putin's propaganda. It is having an affect. It's Putin's most effective conquest technique.
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