Slovakia's HLAS party prefers forming government with ex-PM Fico
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HLAS party leader Peter Pellegrini walks, during the country's early parliamentary election, in Bratislava, Slovakia, September 30, 2023. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova/File Photo
Slovakia's leftist HLAS party, which holds the key to forming a new parliamentary majority following an election on Sept. 30, will continue talks solely with election winner SMER-SSD party of ex-prime minister Robert Fico and the far-right SNS, its leader Peter Pellegrini said on Tuesday.
The announcement brings closer the formation of a government led by Fico, who has pledged to halt military support for neighbouring Ukraine and criticised western sanctions against Russia. REUTERS