Bratislava(Slovakia), Oct 25 (AP) The heads of all eight of Slovakia’s regions were reelected, according to results released Sunday.
Incumbents supported by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s ruling coalition retained two regional leadership posts in the election on Saturday. The candidates of parliamentary pro-Western opposition retained four regions while independents kept the remaining two posts.
In a notable contest in the eastern Presov region, the head of the opposition Christian Democrats, Milan Majersky, won with over 48 per cent of the vote, beating a candidate nominated by the far right Republic party, who received 35 per cent. The Republic is currently the third most popular party in Slovakia, according to polls.
A parliamentary election in Slovakia, a country of 5.4 million people and a European Union and NATO member, will take place next year.
In a separate election traditionally dominated by independent candidates, Matus Vallo, representing the opposition, was reelected for the third time as mayor of the capital, Bratislava.
(PTI News)
