Slovak people have ejected their old government in a vote marked by the murder of a journalist in 2018.
The centre-right Ordinary People party of Igor Matovic came first in Saturday's [29 February] election, winning 53 out of 150 seats in parliament.
It beat the centre-left Smer, which had held power for more than a decade, into second place with 38 seats.
Matovic, a 46-year old MP, swept to victory from relative obscurity by hammering Smer on the murders of Slovak journal...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.