By Albin Sybera in Prague Slovakia’s President Peter Pellegrini said the situation in the country is “serious” following a security council meeting called after populist Prime Robert Fico claimed a ...

President Andrej Kiska said he would ask Deputy Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini to form a new government. Mr Fico had offered to resign on Wednesday if the ruling coalition was allowed to finish ...

In response to the backlash, the student pointed to Fico’s silence when his supporters ... who refused to shake hands with President Peter Pellegrini at an official ceremony while wearing ...

During Slovakia's parliamentary election on Sept 30, 2023, Fico's Smer-SD party secured 42 seats in the 150-member National ...

Visits to Moscow, disputes with Kyiv and a raft of problematic comments have fuelled the fire. In an open letter sent to Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on Thursday, opposition leaders Michal ...

A Slovak schoolboy, the winner of the mathematics Olympiad, refused to shake the hand of the country's President, Peter Pellegrini ... no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico. On ...

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has commented on a recent incident when Slovak student Simon Omaník, wearing a ribbon in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on his jacket, refused to shake hands with ...