Favorite Slovak influencer Filip “Jovinečko” Jovanovič in the past he said in , that before the presidential election he 25-30,000 was offered for an Instagram post in which he would support the candidate Peter Pellegrini. At the time, he did not want to specify which of the influencers phoned him with this offer, but on Tuesday he came with the information that the police summoned him.
Suspicions of illegal financing Petr Pellegrini’s presidential campaign they employ elite investigators. The anti-corruption unit has begun to investigate indications that the support of famous faces on social networks should have been paid in advance. Jovanovič should have stated before the investigator that in April 2024 he was contacted by phone by the influencer Zuzana Strausz Plačková.
Plačková herself immediately responded to the published information, describing her version of events. “I normally asked him if he would support someone in the elections, right they offer him around 10,000 euros, it wasn’t 30,000 euros at all. He replied that the other party had already called him and offered him much more. So I don’t know why only one side is being attacked here now,” she said in a VIDEO on Instagram, saying that during the phone call she was with an acquaintance who was campaigning for the current president. You can find the video at the beginning of the article.
The whole case did not escape either music producer and screenwriter Jar Slávik. Even though he has been living in Dubai for a long time, he closely follows the events in his native land. With a large dose of sarcasm, he did not forgive the remark. “With all my buddies, waiting for the phone call before the election,” he wrote alongside the Instagram photo on Wednesday.
He immediately reacted to the moment when a public debate began about whether the sum of 30,000 euros was at stake, or “only” a tenth of it. “10,000 euros is enough, you don’t need 30,000 euros, we will share” he jokingly commented, glossing over the current situation in Slovak show business.
Statement by Peter Pellegrini
On Wednesday, April 15, the president himself also commented on the topic, deciding to end his silence. Peter Pellegrini through a video on the social network categorically denied any funding of influencers in exchange for their support in the 2024 election battle. The head of state emphasized that she did not ask anyone for this form of promotion and, according to him, they should voters to decide solely on the basis of their own convictions, not under the influence of a paid campaign on the Internet.
“I believe that the police investigation will continue, I am absolutely not against it and it will be proven and shown live that someone is lying. Because I did not pay anyone before the election for influencing public opinion through influencers, and I will never pay.” announced the president.
