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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lili Bayer in Brussels and Shaun Walker in Warsaw

Slovakia’s opposition sounds alarm over Russia tilt as election looms

Peter Pellegrini, one of the main candidates to become president of Slovakia.
Peter Pellegrini, one of the main candidates to become president of Slovakia. Photograph: Darko Bandić/AP

Slovakia risks moving further away from the west, government critics have warned, as a report alleged that a presidential candidate aligned with the country’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, had previously sought an invitation to Russia to boost his position at home.

Slovaks will vote in a presidential election on 23 March, in what many consider to be a test for the country’s democracy and future within Europe.

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