Yesterday he dominated the first round of the presidential elections, this morning he went for a run – this is the lifestyle led by Ivan Korčok, the favorite for the position of Slovak president. He obviously shares a sense of sport with Czech President Petr Pavlo.
„I don’t know about you, but for me, sports after a night like last night is the best wake-up call. Have a nice Sunday. See you at 18.00 at náměstí Svobody in Bratislava,” wrote Korčok on his Instagram account.
However, if he is to become the successor of the current head of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, he will have to work hard. Although he dominated the first round of elections with 42.51% of the vote, his main opponent Peter Pellegrini he ended up with 37.02% of the vote. According to the available predictions, a very close fight awaits them in the second round.
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By winning the first round of the presidential elections in Slovakia, ex-foreign minister Ivan Korčok dramatized the upcoming decisive duel, in which he will compete for the voters’ votes with the current favorite and Speaker of the Parliament, Peter Pellegrini. The result of the second round of the direct election of the head of state on April 6 will be determined by the ability to mobilize voters and whether supporters of the third strongest candidate from Saturday’s election, Štefan Harabin, will come to vote for Pellegrini. Grigory Mesezhnikov, president of the non-governmental Institute for Public Issues, told ČTK today.
“In this essentially plebiscite, Korčok was able to convince hesitant voters that if they have a problem with the development of the country after the current Prime Minister Robert Fico took power, then he is the best candidate who can stand against it. It still doesn’t mean he’ll win in the end,” said Mesežnikov.
Former Foreign Minister Milan Kňažko commented on the first round of the presidential elections in Slovakia for ČT24. This marked the future fight between Petr Pellegrini and Ivan Korčok as decisive in the future direction of the country. Korčok won the first round, the second will take place on April 6.
According to the experienced politician, Pellegrini still has a lot to explain. According to him, there is uncertainty about, for example, how he got the apartment or the financing of the election campaign. He is said not to be helped by the diversity of his views and their rapid change, especially in the case of support for Ukraine. “He is an untrustworthy person who is not independent. Fico brought up Pellegrini. Put simply, Pellegrini is Fico with a human face,” he let himself be heard. Read the whole article HERE.
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