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Election Results Made Official, Opposition to Have Slim Majority

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) - The Central Electoral Commission (UVK) on Sunday confirmed its preliminary results of Saturday's general election in Slovakia and made the results official. Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer-SD party won the vote on 34.79-percent support, well ahead of leading Opposition SDKU-DS party receiving 15.42 percent of votes and the fledgling Freedom… read more

FLASH: Election Results Made Official, Smer Wins Ahead of SDKU and SaS

Gasparovic to Task Smer with Forming Cabinet

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic told a press conference on Sunday that he will task the winner of the general election - Smer-SD party - with forming a Government. "I aim to task the election winner with forming the Government," said Gasparovic, indicating that this is the 'moral' thing to do in this situation. The president added that he… read more

Gasparovic to Entrust Election Winner with Forming Cabinet

Haber: HZDS Respects Election Result

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) - LS-HZDS party, which received 4.32 percent of votes in the general election and thus failed to cross the 5-percent threshold required to get into the Parliament, respects the results, Stanislav Haber from LS-HZDS told TASR on Sunday. Haber also thanked all the people who voted for LS-HZDS. "We're sorry to say that Slovakia has chosen a path… read more

SMK\'s Top Officials Step Down, Party Congress Due in September

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) - Ethnic-Hungarian SMK party chairman Pal Csaky announced on Sunday morning that the party's entire leadership is stepping down over SMK's poor result in the general election, TASR learnt on the same day. In line with unofficial results of Saturday's general election, SMK received a mere 4.33 percent of votes, failing to break the 5-percent… read more

SNS Didn\'t Win in Any Region, Not Even in its Stronghold Zilina

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) - The Slovak National Party (SNS), which, according to the unofficial results, gained 5.07 percent in the general election on Saturday, made it to the Parliament by a whisker. The party doesn't head the table of political subjects in any region, not even in Zilina region, which is traditionally viewed as an SNS stronghold. SNS was beaten in… read more

SMK Apparently Out of Parliament, Party Headquarters Falls Silent

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) - The campaign headquarters of the ethnic-Hungarian SMK was dispeopling on Sunday early morning after the party learnt shockingly low preliminary election results that wouldn't let it into Parliament. Most party representatives shut themselves in the entrails of the headquarters waiting for the final results. The threshold to be reached… read more

Slovaks Voting in General Election 2010 Since 7 a.m.

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) - The general election has begun as of 7 a.m. on Saturday. Some 4.3 million eligible voters are about to decide from among 18 running political parties who will make up the 150-member Parliament for the next four years. In total, 2,366 MP candidates are running in the election. According to law, every Slovak citizen who turned 18 by the election… read more

Insurer Report Claims Filed for Damages for Property Harmed by Flooding

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) - Slovakia's major insurance companies report tens of millions of euros claimed in recent days by their clients in damages for their property destroyed by devastating floods in May and June. German insurer Allianz at its Slovak unit Slovenska Poistovna has so far registered the country's highest number of claims - 22,000 - worth a total of €16… read more

AZZZ Praises Stable Political System as Vital for Investors

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) - Slovakia has a stable political system and economy with minimum related risks, which will lure in new investors; on the other hand, the amended Labour Code weakens employers' position, said the Federation of Employers' Associations (AZZZ) when assessing the performance of Robert Fico's government. Notwithstanding the current Cabinet negatives,… read more

Radicova Calls on Parties to Abandon Dirty Tricks in Election Campaign

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) - Opposition SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova on Friday called for all political parties to abandon unfair practices in the election campaign. Radicova appeared before reporters after Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) press conference, during which he claimed that an absolutely illegal campaign aimed at scandalising Smer is currently… read more

State Collects 18% Less on Taxes Than Planned as of End of May

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) - Over the fist five months of this year, the state has collected on taxes 18 percent less than planned, according to state-budget tax revenues data published on Friday. The state's revenues on taxes between January and May stands at €2.96 billion, which represents €629.81 million. The most dramatic drops in revenues were seen in… read more

President Warns of Tough Times Ahead and Urges Slovaks to Go to Polls

Bratislava, June 10 (TASR) - Days away from a general election on June 12, President Ivan Gasparovic appealed to people to exercise their civic right to vote as Slovakia is experiencing politically strained times – without specifying what he envisages. "We are facing hard times, so I am urging you to vote. Your vote will be not only be one for politicians but also an… read more

Orban Declares Support for SMK at Meeting with Csaky in Esztergom

Esztergom, Hungary, June 10 (TASR) - Hungarian Civic Union (FIDESZ) Chairman and PM Viktor Orban on Thursday declared his support for the parliamentary Hungarian Coalition Party (SMK) in Slovakia's imminent election, highlighting his ever-widening rift from SMK splinter group Most-Hid, which also claims to represent Hungarians in Slovakia but has stronger pro-integration leanings.… read more