Ukraine has suffered a major setback amid the fierce war that has been going on for three years with Russia.
In its neighboring country Slovakia, Putin supporters have won a big victory. Here, Peter Pellegrini is going to form the government with majority in the presidential elections.
Peter strongly supported Putin’s policies in the Ukraine war.
Even during the election campaign, he had reached out to the public on these issues. He has expressed strong opposition to the arms help Ukraine is receiving from America and the West.
In Slovakia, a thousand kilometers away from Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s supporter Peter Pellegrini has won the presidential election with 53.12% votes.
The election issue in Slovakia was the Russia-Ukraine war. Where Peter opposed the supply of arms to Ukraine. Whereas, opposition party Ivan Korkok campaigned in support of Ukraine.
The Slovak Statistics Office released official data after all ballots were counted on Sunday. Peter’s opponent in the election, former Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korkoč, received 46.87% of the vote. Ivan is considered pro-Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine war dominated the election issue
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine dominated the election campaign in Slovakia.
Russia has long been accusing Western countries and America of supplying arms to Ukraine and interfering in its affairs. Russian President Putin has also threatened the West and America several times with dire consequences.
Peter Pellegrini, who won the Slovakian presidential election, also expressed strong opposition to the arms aid being provided to Ukraine and reached out to the public on these issues.
On the other hand, Korkok, who lost the election, had supported Ukraine throughout the election campaign.
It is noteworthy that in the first round of elections, Korçok received 42.51% votes, while Pellegrini received 37.02% votes.