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4th Jun 2023

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Slovakian town votes 'No' to asylum seekers

The Slovak town of Gabcikovo Sunday voted "No" to temporarily taking in 500 asylum seekers. Only 102 of 2,600 votes cast were in favour of accepting asylum seekers. The Slovak and Austrian interior ministers agreed in July that Vienna could send up to 500 asylum seekers to Slovakia.

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