Ally of Slovak Premier Fico Poised for Presidency, Poll Shows

An ally of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is likely to win a presidential election as the European Union nation starts voting this weekend, a poll released Wednesday showed.

Peter Pellegrini, who like Fico is against providing military aid to Ukraine and favors normalizing ties with Moscow, would face Ivan Korcok, a former foreign minister, in a run-off for the post, according to the survey, which was conducted by the Ipsos pollster for the Dennik N newspaper.