Slovakia election: pro-Moscow former PM on course to win with almost all votes counted
by Lili Bayer and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6F71Q)
Robert Fico's Smer party moves ahead of Progressive Slovakia in vote that could fuel fears about future foreign policy stance
The Smer party, led by the populist former prime minister Robert Fico, was on course to win Slovakia's election on Sunday, garnering more support than its rival Progressive Slovakia in a dramatic knife-edge race.
With almost all votes counted, Smer was poised to take nearly 23% of the vote. Michal imeka's Progressive Slovakia (PS) came second with close to 18%, followed by Peter Pellegrini's Hlas with 14%.
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