The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (MZvez) of the Slovak Republic has already received the first information from the British side in connection with information on the alleged influence of the Slovak parliamentary elections in 2023. For TASR, this was confirmed from the department of the department.
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic determines the alleged influence of the Slovak elections.
- They made contact with the British party and asked for a supplement.
- Susades result from investigative articles and statements of politicians.
- Britain denies the effort to influence the elections for the benefit or not to the parties.
- The results of the investigation will affect Slovakia’s opinion and further steps.
“We’re in the contact with the British side and We are closely communicating this matter with the fact that we received the first information but we asked the British side to add answers”Said the Ministry for TASR.
Embassy of Britain in Slovakia At the end of July, it promised an explanation of activities related to information about the alleged influence of the Slovak parliamentary elections in 2023. Slovakia will then evaluate the answers of the British party and decide on the next procedure.
The case was spoken by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), who appealed to the article of the portal marker.sk. He stated that the British Party paid influencers to influence the elections to the detriment of Direction-SD and in the benefit of PS. The portal marker.sk drew on the findings of the British investigative platform Declassified UK. British Foreign Ministry refused that the United Kingdom would try to influence the outcome of the elections, Respectively encourage the choice for or against a particular political party.
