Presidential candidate Peter Pellegrini attends an election night event during the second round of the Slovak Presidential elections at a polling station in Rovinka, on April 6, 2023. (Photo by VLADIMIR SIMICEK / AFP)
Bratislava: Ukraine-sceptic candidate Peter Pellegrini neared victory in Slovakia's presidential election Saturday against opposition-backed pro-Western diplomat Ivan Korcok, according to 96 percent of votes counted.
Former prime minister Pellegrini had 54 percent of the vote while the liberal Korcok was on 46 percent, the Slovak Statistics Office said.
