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Still, the shape of Slovakia’s next government remains unclear and much will depend on complex coalition-building with smaller parties, including Peter Pellegrini’s Hlas and Igor Matovič’s OĽaNO.

A government led by Fico and his Smer-SSD party would see Nato member Slovakia joining Hungary in challenging the European Union’s consensus on support for Ukraine just as the bloc looks to maintain unity in opposing Russia’s invasion.

“We do want to evaluate everything, so we will wait for the final count,” said Robert Kalinak, a Smer-SSD candidate and long-time Fico ally, adding the party would comment on the full results later on Sunday.

The PS party has advocated maintaining Slovakia’s strong backing for Ukraine, and would also likely follow a liberal line within the EU on issues such as majority voting to make the bloc more flexible, green policies and LGBTQ+ rights.

“It remains our aim for Slovakia to have after this election a stable pro-European government that will care for the rule of law and which begins to solve and invest into areas key for our future,” Simecka, a European parliament member and former reporter and Oxford graduate, told supporters.

Fico’s views reflect traditionally warm sentiments towards Russia among many Slovaks, which have gathered strength on social media since the Ukraine war started.

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