Program, i am emily angwin. Slovakias former leftist Prime Minister robert fico has won saturdays parliamentary election. He stood on a platform critical of the e. U. , nato, and funding the war in ukraine. His party won nearly 1 4 of the vote and a chance to form the next government. If he succeeded, it could mean big changes for the nations Foreign Policy. Since russia launched its war last year, nato member slovakia has supported ukraine, supplying weapons and welcoming refugees, but is that about to change . We will put that to our guests. First, this report. Reporter the 3term former Prime Minister staging a political comeback in slovakia. Robert ficos leftist party defied exit polls and saturdays parliamentary election securing nearly 23 of the vote on a pro russian and antiu. S. Campaign. The populist leader has doubled down on his stance of ending military aid to ukraine and is now calling for talks to end the war. Slovakia and people in slovakia have more Serious Problems than
Former Prime Minister Robert Fico reportedly has good odds of winning in Slovakia s parliamentary elections scheduled for September 30. What would his victory mean for the balance of power in Europe?