Ukraine-skeptic politician wins Slovak presidential election

ER Editor: A reminder that the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, is not against Russia, on the contrary, and sees through the West’s nonsense over Ukraine. He’s been under a lot of Atlanticist/EU pressure (see also here); so to that end, he took his country to the polls last October and won. He’s certainly not the globalists’ choice, which is putting it mildly.

He’s also promised an enquiry into the country’s Covid policies, Pfizer deal, etc (he wasn’t PM back then) and has refused the WHO’s health treaty on behalf of Slovakia. Now, he’s got a newly elected president batting on the same team, former speaker of the Slovak Parliament, Peter Pellegrini. 

Readers might appreciate a few more details from this Reuters’ piece (MSM alert) —

Slovaks pick between Fico ally and pro-Western diplomat for president

Some tweets —

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Ukraine-skeptic politician wins presidential election

Peter Pellegrini will be Slovakia’s next leader

RT

Peter Pellegrini was elected to serve as the next president of Slovakia on Saturday, beating ex-Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok. Pellegrini is a close ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is a staunch opponent of sending weapons to Ukraine.

With nearly 100% of the ballots counted, Pellegrini is leading with 53.17% of the votes, according to the official tally.

Ukraine-skeptic politician wins presidential election

Korcok has conceded the loss. “I am genuinely disappointed, to be honest,” he said shortly after the results were announced. “But because I am an athlete at heart, I respect the results. It was a celebration of democracy.”

Outgoing President Zuzana Caputova congratulated Pellegrini, wishing him success in office. “It is important that, from the moment of the election, the new president acts in such a way that no part of society will feel defeated,” she said.

Pellegrini served as prime minister between 2018 and 2020 and is currently the speaker of Slovakia’s parliament. He is allied with Fico, who has reversed the previous government’s decision to send military aid to Ukraine.

Fico has been a vocal critic of NATO and the EU for their unconditional support for Ukraine during its fight against Russia, arguing that Slovakia should not be dragged into the conflict. He accused Kiev of making unrealistic demands regarding a potential peace settlement with Moscow and even suggested that Ukraine may have to relinquish its territorial claims. He also slammed Korcok as “a warmonger who unhesitatingly supports everything the West tells him.”

Pellegrini has spoken out against weapons deliveries to Ukraine. In his victory speech, the president-elect promised to “do everything to ensure that Slovakia will always remain on the side of peace and not on the side of war, whether anyone likes it or not.”

In an op-ed published last month in the newspaper Hospodarske noviny, Pellegrini dismissed the idea of sending NATO troops to Ukraine as a dangerous escalation. He argued that it is irresponsible for Slovakian politicians to call for arms shipments to Ukraine without any regard for Bratislava’s own safety and to “label those who mention the word ‘peace’ as agents of Moscow.”

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Featured image: Vaclav Salek / CTK Photo / IMAGO Source

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