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Slovakia to Hold 2nd Round of Presidential Election - Statistical Office

© AP Photo / Petr David JosekA woman casts her vote during general elections in Trnava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 5, 2016
A woman casts her vote during general elections in Trnava, Slovakia, Saturday, March 5, 2016 - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.03.2024
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BRATISLAVA (Sputnik) - Former Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok won the first round of the presidential election in Slovakia with 42.51% of the votes, while his opponent, the head of the Slovak parliament, Peter Pellegrini, received 37.02%, the data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic showed on Sunday.
The turnout in the first round of the Slovak presidential election was 51.91%.
Since none of the candidates received an absolute majority of votes, the future president of the country will be determined during the second round, scheduled for April 6.
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives to a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.03.2024
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Pellegrini is known to be a close ally of current Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and a supporter of a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian conflict. Korcok, on the other hand, has been vocally supporting Ukraine and a stronger European Union
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