Former Slovak President Kiska gives up parliamentary mandate due to health issues
Kiska will remain the chairman of his party
Slovakia forms new four-party government
Four Slovak parties will constitute the new populist right-leaning government.
Kiska’s party agrees to join Slovakia’s coalition talks
Four-party coalition is now more likely
Slovak president asks Matovič to form a new government
Coalition of three or four parties is likely to lead Slovakia
Liberal Slovakia blows up following election results: opinion
Slovak elections proved to be a stronger protest than expected
Čaputová awards Czech victim of the communist regime
Slovak president decorates lawyer and politician Horáková
Slovak opposition fails to unite
There is a risk of a deadlock after the election.
Zeman, Kiska, and Orbán are the most trusted politicians for Czechs
For Czech citizens, President Miloš Zeman remains the most trusted Central European politician, according to a survey by the Center for Public Opinion Research (CVVM).
Kiska’s credibility is fading
In just a six month period, president Andrej Kiska lost five percentiles in Slovakian credibility rankings. The president, formerly the far most trustworthy politician in the country now has the same support as Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini.
Zeman: Kiska will not be our Shadow President
Miloš Zeman has broken his silence over ignoring the commemoration of 1968. The Czech president believes that he is not affected by the historical events.
Buenos días from Sliač
On August 21st the Slovak public marked the anniversary of the 1968 invasion of then Czechoslovakia by five countries of the Warsaw pact. The crowds saw the parliamentary chairman and the prime minister, but a few of them ask “Where is the president?”
Protest against PM Babiš overshadowed 1968 memorial
Memorial ceremony outside the Czech Radio building was one one of the key events of the anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion. But it turned into a demonstration against Prime Minister Andrej Babiš.
Kiska will give a speech on the anniversary of the occupation
Slovak President Andrej Kiska has made a request for a special appearance on public radio and television on August 21st to give a speech on the 50th anniversary of the invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops into Czechoslovakia.
Will the Slovak President fall amid kidnapping scandal?
The scandal surrounding the abduction of Vietnamese businessman Trin Xuan Thanh with the involvement of Slovak authorities has created a coalition crisis. If the government falls, Slovakia’s president Andrej Kiska will also be affected because of his initial plans of forming a new political party.