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Pro-Russia candidate Peter Pellegrini elected Slovakia president Enlarge this image toggle caption Denes Erdos/AP Denes Erdos/AP BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico beat a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia's new president, and succeed Zuzana Čaputová, the country's first female head of state. Parliamentary speaker Peter Pellegrini received 53.26% of the vote with the …
BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA: Slovaks voted Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia amid deep divisions over the war in Ukraine. Ivan Korcok, a 60-year-old pro-Western former foreign minister, and Peter Pellegrini, 48, a Ukraine-sceptic backed by the ruling populists, are vying to replace the outgoing liberal President Zuzana …
