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Ex-PM Robert Fico — accused of abuse of power but acquitted without trial for procedural reasons — has vehemently denounced the criminal prosecutions carried out since 2020 as part of a political in-fight (Photo: Lucia Virostkova)

Resurgent Fico hopes for Slovak comeback at Saturday's election

Political parties facing multiple corruption charges are hoping for a grand comeback at Saturday's (30 September) snap elections in Slovakia —which could also lead to a reversal of the central European country's position on Ukraine and Russia.

The vote comes after almost three years of chaotic rule and wrangling within the four-party centre-right government, during the difficult times of the Covid-19 pandemic and outbreak of war in neighbouring Ukraine.

In 2020, the OLANO party o...

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Lucia Virostkova is a freelance journalist and assistant professor at the department of journalism of Comenius University in Bratislava. She has worked for the public TV and radio and published with several Slovak newspapers.

Ex-PM Robert Fico — accused of abuse of power but acquitted without trial for procedural reasons — has vehemently denounced the criminal prosecutions carried out since 2020 as part of a political in-fight (Photo: Lucia Virostkova)

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Lucia Virostkova is a freelance journalist and assistant professor at the department of journalism of Comenius University in Bratislava. She has worked for the public TV and radio and published with several Slovak newspapers.

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