Slovakia elects new president amid divisions over Ukraine war | Elections News

Slovakia elects new president amid divisions over Ukraine war | Elections News

Russia and Ukraine a key point of contention between two leading candidates who went into the election neck and neck. Voters in Slovakia went to the polls to pick a new president on Saturday, choosing between pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok and Peter Pellegrini running for the governing nationalist left…

Pro-West candidate beats Slovakia PM’s ally to set up presidential run-off | Elections News

Pro-West candidate beats Slovakia PM’s ally to set up presidential run-off | Elections News

Ex-Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini to face off in April’s vote dominated by the Ukraine war. Slovakia’s former pro-West Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini will face off in April’s presidential election run-off, according to the final results. The liberal Korcok…

Austria’s Baumgartner scores fastest-ever international goal | Football News

Austria’s Baumgartner scores fastest-ever international goal | Football News

Baumgartner unleashed a 25-metre shot past the goalkeeper after six seconds to break the record for the fastest goal. Austria’s Christoph Baumgartner has broken the record for the fastest-ever international goal by slotting home against Slovakia inside seven seconds. Baumgartner, 24, went into the record books during a friendly match…

Slovakia’s presidential election: A choice between Russia and the West | Politics News

Slovakia’s presidential election: A choice between Russia and the West | Politics News

This week’s televised debate among Slovakia’s nine presidential candidates often sounded as though it was taking place in Moscow. “As president, I want to extricate Slovakia from the dungeon of nations that is the European Union,” declared Milan Nahlik, a policeman who unsuccessfully ran for parliament four years ago. “As…