Presidential election Slovakia – Nobody achieves an absolute majority – runoff election on April 6th – News




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  • The first round of presidential elections in Slovakia ended on Saturday.
  • After counting almost all electoral districts, none of the candidates achieved an absolute majority.
  • The runoff election is scheduled to take place on April 6th.

The liberal former foreign minister and diplomat Ivan Korcok has won the first round of the presidential election in Slovakia. This emerges from the results published by the State Election Commission early Sunday morning after counting 99.9 percent of the electoral districts.

Korcok initially trailed the Social Democratic parliamentary speaker Peter Pellegrini. After almost all votes were counted, the result was reversed. According to these almost complete results, Korcok achieved 42.5 percent, Pellegrini came to 37.1 percent.

Around 4.4 million eligible voters were asked to choose a successor to President Zuzana Caputova from among nine exclusively male candidates. Caputova did not compete again. The EU and NATO country Slovakia borders directly on Ukraine.

Ivan Korcok in front of his election poster

Legend:

Ivan Korcok was once Foreign Minister of Slovakia.

Keystone/Jakub Gavlak

They are expected to compete against each other in a runoff election on April 6th. Korcok promises to be a counterweight to the left-wing nationalist government under Prime Minister Robert Fico. He advocates decisive military support for Ukraine. Pellegrini advocates overcoming the deep domestic political divide and urges caution when it comes to arms deliveries.

Peter Pellegrini casting his vote in Bratislava.

Legend:

Peter Pellegrini casting his vote in Bratislava.

Keystone/Jakub Gavlak

According to the preliminary results, voter turnout reached around 51.9 percent.


SRF 4 News, March 24, 2024, midnight;

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