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Ruling leftist party wins Slovakia parliamentary election | |
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Almost complete results show that the leftist ruling party has won the parliamentary election in Slovakia, but will need coalition partners to form a majority government. | |
In a shocking development, a neo-Nazi party gained parliamentary seats. | In a shocking development, a neo-Nazi party gained parliamentary seats. |
With the votes from more than 98 percent of the almost 6,000 polling stations counted by the Statistics Office early Sunday, the Smer-Social Democracy of Prime Minister Robert Fico, which campaigned on an anti-migrant ticket is a winner with 28.4 percent of the vote, or 49 seats in the 150-seat Parliament. | |
That represented a significant drop in support from the 2012 election when Smer took 44.4 percent and was able to govern alone. | |
Eight parties have won seats, including the neo-Nazi People’s Party, Our Slovakia, which got 8.1 percent. | |
Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |