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Voters in Slovakia are casting ballots in an early parliamentary election that pits a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message against a liberal, pro-West newcomer. Depending on which of them prevails Saturday, the election could reverse the small eastern European country’s support for neighboring Ukraine in the war with Russia, threatening to break a fragile unity in the European Union and NATO. Former Prime Minister Robert Fico, and his Smer, or Direction, party have vowed to withdraw Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine if his attempt to return to power is successful. Smer’s main challenger is Progressive Slovakia, a liberal party formed in 2017 and led by European Parliament member Michal Simecka.