Pro-EU Party Challenges Rise of Firebrand in Slovak Election
- Progressive Slovakia sees gains to edge into 2nd place
- Ex-Premier Fico remains in first place with populist message
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A pro-European party that pledges to keep Slovakia within the trans-Atlantic fold is emerging as the main contender against the country’s firebrand frontrunner weeks before a crucial election.
The Sept. 30 contest may pit former Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer, an anti-immigrant party that has attacked European Union sanctions on Russia, against Progressive Slovakia, a party that’s sworn to defend democratic institutions, the rule of law and LGBTQ rights.