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  • The first round of presidential elections in Slovakia ended on Saturday.
  • After all electoral districts were counted, none of the candidates achieved an absolute majority.
  • The liberal former foreign minister and diplomat Ivan Korcok won the most votes.
  • The runoff election is scheduled to take place on April 6th.

The liberal former foreign minister and diplomat Ivan Korcok surprisingly won the first round of the presidential election in Slovakia. According to the official final results published by the State Election Commission on Sunday, he received 42.5 percent of the vote.

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Ivan Korcok was once Foreign Minister of Slovakia.

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Korcok initially trailed the Social Democratic parliamentary speaker Peter Pellegrini. After all the votes were counted, the result was reversed. Pellegrini, who had been leading in all polls for a long time, ended up with only 37.0 percent. The pro-Russian nationalist and former Justice Minister Stefan Harabin came third with 11.7 percent.

Peter Pellegrini casting his vote in Bratislava.

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Peter Pellegrini casting his vote in Bratislava.

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Since none of the nine candidates who took part achieved an absolute majority, a runoff election on April 6th is necessary.

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.

Voter turnout at the ballot on Saturday reached 51.9 percent.

Ukraine war overshadows the election


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The election campaign was overshadowed by the war in neighboring Ukraine and by domestic political disputes between the Fico government and the liberal opposition.

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.


SRF 4 News, March 24, 2024, midnight;

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