Slovakia's liberal candidate Simecka hopes that his country will keep supporting Ukraine
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(30 Sep 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
(30 Sep 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bratislava, Slovakia - 30 September 2023
1. Various of leader of Progressive Slovakia party Michal Simecka arriving with his partner Sona Feriencikova to his election headquarters
2. Mid of Simecka
3. Wide of Simecka talking to journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Michal Simecka, leader of Progressive Slovakia party:
“We'll see how the voters decide this evening. And then all the conversations about future governments and its policy can start. We'll see how the how the voters decide.”
5. Wide of Simecka talking to journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Michal Simecka, leader of Progressive Slovakia party:
“I'm hopeful that, regardless of how the election plays out, Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine as it has it until today.”
6. Wide of Simecka talking to journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Michal Simecka, leader of Progressive Slovakia party:
“The election campaign was dirty, including with disinformation, including with deepfake videos. But there's nothing to suggest that the elections are not free and fair.”
8. Pan of Simecka leaving
STORYLINE:
Leader of the pro-West Progressive Slovakia party, Michal Simecka arrived to his party headquarters while voters in Slovakia were still casting their ballots in an early parliamentary election.
Simecka said “I'm hopeful that, regardless of how the election plays out, Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine as it has it until today.”
While the liberal Progressive Slovakia sees the country’s future as firmly tied to its existing membership in the EU and NATO, former prime minister Robert Fico, and his leftist Smer, or Direction, party have vowed to withdraw Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine if his attempt to return to power is successful.
Progressive Slovakia, a liberal party formed in 2017 and led by European Parliament member Michal Simecka.
The party not only vowed to continue Slovakia’s support for Ukraine, it also favors LGBTQ+ rights, a rarity among the major parties in a country that is a stronghold of conservative Roman Catholicism.
Popular among young people, the party won the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia in coalition with the Together party, gaining more than 20% of the vote.
But it narrowly failed to win seats in the national parliament in 2020. No party is expected to win a majority of seats Saturday, meaning a coalition government will need to be formed.
The party that secures the most votes typically gets the first chance to put together a government.
Polls indicate that seven or eight other political groups and parties might surpass a 5% threshold needed for representation in the 150-seat National Council.
AP video shot by Bela Szandelszky
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bratislava, Slovakia - 30 September 2023
1. Various of leader of Progressive Slovakia party Michal Simecka arriving with his partner Sona Feriencikova to his election headquarters
2. Mid of Simecka
3. Wide of Simecka talking to journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Michal Simecka, leader of Progressive Slovakia party:
“We'll see how the voters decide this evening. And then all the conversations about future governments and its policy can start. We'll see how the how the voters decide.”
5. Wide of Simecka talking to journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Michal Simecka, leader of Progressive Slovakia party:
“I'm hopeful that, regardless of how the election plays out, Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine as it has it until today.”
6. Wide of Simecka talking to journalists
7. SOUNDBITE (Slovak) Michal Simecka, leader of Progressive Slovakia party:
“The election campaign was dirty, including with disinformation, including with deepfake videos. But there's nothing to suggest that the elections are not free and fair.”
8. Pan of Simecka leaving
STORYLINE:
Leader of the pro-West Progressive Slovakia party, Michal Simecka arrived to his party headquarters while voters in Slovakia were still casting their ballots in an early parliamentary election.
Simecka said “I'm hopeful that, regardless of how the election plays out, Slovakia will continue to support Ukraine as it has it until today.”
While the liberal Progressive Slovakia sees the country’s future as firmly tied to its existing membership in the EU and NATO, former prime minister Robert Fico, and his leftist Smer, or Direction, party have vowed to withdraw Slovakia’s military support for Ukraine if his attempt to return to power is successful.
Progressive Slovakia, a liberal party formed in 2017 and led by European Parliament member Michal Simecka.
The party not only vowed to continue Slovakia’s support for Ukraine, it also favors LGBTQ+ rights, a rarity among the major parties in a country that is a stronghold of conservative Roman Catholicism.
Popular among young people, the party won the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia in coalition with the Together party, gaining more than 20% of the vote.
But it narrowly failed to win seats in the national parliament in 2020. No party is expected to win a majority of seats Saturday, meaning a coalition government will need to be formed.
The party that secures the most votes typically gets the first chance to put together a government.
Polls indicate that seven or eight other political groups and parties might surpass a 5% threshold needed for representation in the 150-seat National Council.
AP video shot by Bela Szandelszky
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