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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Laszlo Juhasz

Slovakia Holds Tight Presidential Vote Amid Ukraine Divisions

Peter Pellegrini is a Ukraine sceptic backed by the ruling populists (Credit: AFP)

Slovakians began voting Saturday to choose a new president with the outcome determining whether the EU and NATO member shifts further towards Russia.

Ivan Korcok, a 60-year-old pro-Western ex foreign minister, and Peter Pellegrini, 48, a Ukraine-sceptic backed by the ruling populists, are vying to replace the outgoing liberal President Zuzana Caputova.

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