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Matej Kandrík
Matej Kandrík is the executive director of the Adapt Institute, a non-governmental, non-partisan, non-profit analytical think tank that works on defense and security policy.
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Opinion: Slovak election results threaten Europe’s united front
Slovakia’s early parliamentary elections on Sept. 30 resulted in a clear victory for pro-Kremlin politician Robert Fico and his party, SMER.
While we don’t know which parties will form the government, scenarios in which Fico is not the strongest party leader of the ruling coalition are not really plausible. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that SMER will form the government and Fico will be the next prime minister of Slovakia.
Based on these assumptions, several important implications can
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