Hungarian PM calls election of anti-Ukrainian president in Slovakia “a big win” for “advocates of peace”

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated newly-elected Slovak President Peter Pellegrini on his victory. Pellegrini is a coalition partner of the anti-Ukrainian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Source: European Pravda, Viktor Orban on Twitter (X)

Details: Orban expressed "heartfelt congratulations" to Pellegrini on his victory in the presidential elections in Slovakia on Saturday.

"A big win for the people of Slovakia and a big win for the advocates of peace all around Europe!" Orban wrote. In the second round of the Slovak presidential elections, Pellegrini defeated Ivan Korcok, a pro-Western diplomat and pro-Ukrainian former foreign minister, with 53.12% of the votes. After Pellegrini's victory, Fico and his allies will consolidate power and control the parliament, government, and presidential office of Slovakia.

After the current Slovak President Zuzana Caputova resigns in June, Slovakia will no longer have any high-ranking official who unreservedly supports military assistance for Kyiv and its efforts in defending itself against Russian aggression. Viktor Orban and Robert Fico oppose weapons support for Ukraine and instead advocate for negotiations with Russia as a way to resolve the war.  In the first round of elections, Pellegrini came in second, while Korcok came in first.

However, research data published just days before the second round predicted Pellegrini's victory.

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