Premier’s Ally on Track to Win Slovak Presidential Election
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An ally of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was on track to win the country’s presidential election, which would help cement the premier’s grip on power.
Peter Pellegrini, a former premier and member of Fico’s ruling coalition, won 55.9% of the vote, while Ivan Korcok, a diplomat who has criticized the premier’s agenda, secured 44.1%, according 88% of results published by the statistics office on Saturday. Slovakia’s two leading newspapers called the race for Pellegrini.