Robert Fico has vowed to withdraw military support for Ukraine if elected, worrying European and NATO allies as the populist seeks to form new coalition government.
Fico, 59, vowed to withdraw Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine inThe country of 5.5 million people created in 1993 following the breakup of Czechoslovakia has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine since Russia invaded last February, donating arms andWith no party winning a majority of seats, a coalition government will need to be formed. The president traditionally asks an election’s winner to try to form a government, so Fico is likely to become prime minister again.
Its leader Michal Simecka, who is deputy president of the European Parliament, said his party respected the result. “But it’s bad news for Slovakia,” he said. “And it would be even worse if Robert Fico manages to create a government.”The left-wing Hlas party, led by Fico’s former deputy in Smer, Peter Pellegrini, came in third with 14.7%.
Pellegrini replaced Fico as prime minister after he was forced to resign by major anti-government street protests following the 2018 killing of journalistPellegrini congratulated Fico on his victory but said that two former prime ministers in one government might not work well.Another potential coalition partner, the ultranationalist Slovak National Party, a clear pro-Russian group, received 5.6%.
Those three parties would have a parliamentary majority if they joined forces in a coalition government.
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