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Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini smiles at his headquarters after a presidential runoff in Bratislava, Slovakia, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Pellegrini is a close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico known for his pro-Russian policies. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

A close ally of populist prime minister tops a pro-Western diplomat to become Slovakia’s president

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A man walks past a poster for Peter Pellegrini, who currently serves as Parliament's speaker, one of the nine candidates in the upcoming Slovakia's presidential election, Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

An ally of Slovakia’s populist prime minister is favorite to win the presidential election

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People gather to take part in a protest against the government, in Bratislava, Friday, March 15, 2024. Thousands of Slovaks have rallied in the capital to condemn a plan by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to overhaul the country’s public broadcasting amid a wave of anti-government protests. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn a government plan to overhaul public broadcasting

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Protesters gather during the initiative ''For a decent Slovakia'', on the 6th anniversary of the murder of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday Feb. 21, 2024. Thousands rallied in dozens of cities and towns across Slovakia on Wednesday to mark the sixth anniversary of the slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee amid a wave of anti-government protests. (Jaroslav Novák/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to mark the 2018 slayings of an investigative journalist and his fiancee

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People gather to take part in a protest against a government plan to amend the penal code, in Bratislava, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of major cities in Slovakia to renew their protests against plans by the new government of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico to amend the country’s penal code. The changes proposed by the three-party coalition government include a proposal to abolish the special prosecutors’ office which handles serious crimes such as graft, organized crime and extremism. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)

Thousands protest in Slovakia against a government plan to amend the penal code

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People take part in a protest against scrapping the Special Prosecutor's Office organised by the Slovakian opposition parties in front of the Government Office in Bratislava, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (Lukas Grinaj/TASR via AP)

Thousands rally in Slovakia to condemn the new government’s plan to close top prosecutors’ office

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FILE - Newly appointed Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Oct. 25, 2023. On Wednesday Dec. 6, 2023, Slovakia's new government, of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico, approved an amendment of the country's penal code to cancel the special prosecutor's office that deals with most serious crimes and corruption. The move has been been criticized by President Zuzana Caputova, the opposition and no-governmental organisation who say it will harm the rule of law in the country. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slovakia’s new government closes prosecutor’s office that deals with corruption and serious crimes

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Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala welcomes his Slovakia counterpart Robert Fico, right, to Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Slovak leader calls the war between Russia and Ukraine a frozen conflict

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Newly appointed Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives for a swear-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, Slovakia, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Slovakia’s new government, led by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico who ended the country’s military aid for Ukraine as it fights Russia’s invasion, won a mandatory confidence vote in Parliament on Tuesday. Of the 143 lawmakers present in the 150-seat Parliament, 78 voted to give confidence to the three-party coalition government that was sworn in on Oct 25. Sixty-five were opposed. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slovakia’s new government led by populist Robert Fico wins a mandatory confidence vote

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Soldiers of Ukraine's National Guard 1st brigade Bureviy (Hurricane) practice during combat training at a military training ground in the north of Ukraine Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Ukraine takes credit for the car bomb killing of a Russia-backed official in Luhansk

By Illia Novikov - Associated Press

FILE - Chairman of SMER-Social Democracy party Robert Fico arrives at his party's headquarters in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 the day after an early parliamentary election. On Monday Oct. 30, 2023, the new Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced a "massive" deployment of police and armed forces along the border with Hungary to prevent growing numbers of migrants entering the country. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slovakia’s new government announces a massive deployment at the Hungarian border to curb migration

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a live broadcast at the 6th German-Ukrainian Business Forum of the DIHK, the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations and the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Ukraine), in Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Topics include infrastructure, energy and defense as well as investment conditions for German companies in Ukraine. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

EU summit turns its eyes away from Ukraine despite a commitment to stay the course with Zelenskyy

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. Orban will be the center of attention at an EU summit Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week. Diplomats say EU leaders will directly confront him with accusations he broke EU unity in their support of Ukraine. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Fresh off a hearty Putin handshake, Orban heads into an EU summit on Ukraine

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova talks to the media during a news conference in Skopje, North Macedonia, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Caputova was ready to swear in a new Cabinet lead by a former populist prime minister after its junior party accepted her condition to remove an originally nominated environment minister known for his disbelieve in the threat of climate change, the presidential office said on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)

Slovakia’s president is ready to swear in a new Cabinet after partner replaces ministry nominee

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FILE - Chairman of Smer-Social Democracy party Robert Fico, center, adresses the results of an early parliamentary election during a press conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. Fico, a populist former prime minister of Slovakia who plans to end the country’s military support for Ukraine, signed on Monday a coalition agreement with the leaders of two other parties to form a new government. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)

Populist Slovak ex-prime minister signs coalition deal with 2 other parties to form a new government

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FILE - Slovak President Andrej Kiska addresses the media at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Slovakia's former president Andrej Kiska was found guilty of tax fraud on Wednesday Oct. 11, 2023, and received a suspended sentence. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)

Former Slovak president convicted of tax fraud, receives a fine and suspended sentence

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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington, as first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, looks on. The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down restocking some troops. The warning from the Pentagon comptroller came in a letter sent to congressional leaders and was obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chairman of Smer-Social Democracy party Robert Fico, center, adresses the results of an early parliamentary election during a press conference in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A populist former prime minister and his leftist party have won parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and anti-American message. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Populist Fico, skeptical of Ukraine war, tops Slovakia vote

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Former Slovak Prime Minister and head of leftist SMER - Social Democracy party Robert Fico arrives for an election rally in Michalovce, Slovakia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Fico leads his party in the upcoming early elections that are held in Slovakia on Sept. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Slovakia election pits a pro-Russia former prime minister against a liberal pro-West newcomer

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Supporters of former Slovak Prime Minister and head of leftist SMER — Social Democracy party Robert Fico attend an election rally in Michalovce, Slovakia, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Fico, whose party is favored to win Slovakia’s early parliamentary election this month plans to reverse the country’s military and political support for neighboring Ukraine in a direct challenge to the European Union and NATO if he returns to power. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

As Slovakia’s trust in democracy fades, its election front-runner campaigns against aid to Ukraine

By Karel Janicek - Associated Press