The opposition Direction – Social Democracy party (Smer), led by former Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, won the parliamentary elections with 23.58% of the vote, data from the Slovak Statistical Office showed on Sunday.
At the moment, data from 95.75% of polling stations has been processed.
The second place with 16.37% of the votes is occupied by the Progressive Slovakia party, followed by the Voice – Social Democracy party, which received 15.22% of the votes.
Official election results are expected to be announced on Sunday afternoon.[RM]
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The Smer-SSD party had a clear lead with almost 25% of the vote despite exit polls suggesting victory by a liberal centrist party.
ReplyDeleteSmer has pledged an immediate end to military support for Ukraine.
Populist former prime minister Robert Fico’s Smer party is on course to win Slovakia’s election, garnering more support than its rival Progressive Slovakia in a dramatic knife-edge race.
ReplyDeleteWith over 98% of districts reporting, Smer is set to take over 23% of the vote. Michal Šimečka’s Progressive Slovakia (PS) came second with over 16%, followed closely by Peter Pellegrini’s Hlas with 15%.