According to preliminary results released by Slovakia’s Statistical Office at 6 a.m. local time, Robert Fico’s populist SMER party won 23.3% of the vote.
While in opposition, Fico became a close ally of Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban, especially when it came to criticism of the European Union.
Fico previously served as Slovakia’s prime minister for more than a decade, first between 2006 and 2010 and then again from 2012 to 2018.
Kuciak reported on corruption among the country’s elite, including people directly connected to Fico and his party SMER.
In the Czech Republic, which used to form one country with Slovakia, 71% of people blame Russia for the war.
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