A poster for former Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western career diplomat, one of the candidates in the upcoming Slovak presidential election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, Friday, April 5, 2024.

Bratislava (Slovakia): Slovakia’s Parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini secured a win against pro-West career diplomat Ivan Korcok for the Slovak presidency in a runoff election held on Saturday ...

Pellegrini secured 53.26% of the vote, while pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok garnered 46.73%, according to results from 99.66% of voting districts.

Mr. Korcok came first among nine candidates in an initial round of voting on March 23, but he lost in Saturday’s face-off with Mr. Pellegrini, who appears to have picked up votes that in the ...

By Albin Sybera Government candidate Peter Pellegrini beat pro-Western diplomat Ivan Korcok in the Slovak presidential election run-off by collecting 53.12% of the vote against Korcok’s 46.87%.

Pellegrini had 53.26 percent of the vote, versus 46.73 percent for pro-Western opposition candidate Ivan Korcok, results from 99.66 percent of voting districts showed on Saturday. Recommended ...

Slovak ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini will face off in April's presidential election runoff, near-final results showed Saturday. The liberal Korcok ...

In a decisive victory, Peter Pellegrini, a candidate representing Slovak nationalist-left sentiments, emerged triumphant in Slovakia's presidential election, securing 53.26% of the votes ...

Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini won the country’s presidential election on Saturday, cementing the grip of pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico over the country.

Ivan Korcok, a veteran diplomat hostile to the Kremlin, and Peter Pellegrini, a Russia-friendly politician allied with Slovakia’s populist prime minister, will face each other in a runoff.

Slovak ex-foreign minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament speaker Peter Pellegrini will face off in April's presidential election runoff, near-final results showed Saturday.

Slovak nationalist-left government candidate Peter Pellegrini emerged victorious in the country’s presidential election on Saturday (April 6), solidifying the influence of pro-Russian Prime ...