Smer Wins Slovak Parliamentary Election

BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIA - OCTOBER 1: Robert Fico, lead candidate of the Smer political party, speaks to the media the day after Slovak parliamentary elections in which Smer finished in first place with over 23% of votes on October 1, 2023 in Bratislava, Slovakia. Smer ran on a pro-Russian, anti-European Union platform, including advocating an immediate halt to Slovak military aid to Ukraine. Smer will, however, need coalition partners to build a government. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)