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Meseznikov: Smer-SD Finished with Bajan
Sunday 29 November 2009 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - Political analyst Grigorij Meseznikov considers the second round of the higher territorial unit (VUC) elections as unsurprising, he told TASR on Sunday.
"Overall, the second round has confirmed Smer-SD's strong position, but I think they will be exceptionally sorry for one thing. Not only that their candidate for Bratislava region governor has lost, but the way that he lost, which could be considered a debacle for Smer-SD," he said, referring to the relatively great amount of support that Smer-SD has given to Bajan. Bajan (independent with support of Smer-SD, LS-HZDS, SZS and HZD) was defeated by SDKU-DS MP Pavol Freso (also backed by KDH, SMK, OKS and SaS).
"The extent of the involvement of Smer-SD key figures, the billboard campaign, direct addresses ... sometimes even with the help of dubious methods when they were claiming that Bajan was supported by mayors, who in the end claimed never to have expressed support for him ... all that has proven to be not quite effective," said Meseznikov. "I assume Smer-SD is finished with Bajan," he commented on possible the prospects for future co-operation between Bajan and Smer-SD.
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