[HIGHLIGHTS] “Tolerance for the Ukrainian topic is running out”: an opponent of Kyiv’s military support has become the new president of Slovakia

Peter Pellegrini, who won the presidential elections in Slovakia, promised citizens to pursue a more independent policy. He called for a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.

According to the results of the second round, PellegRini received 53.12% of the votes. 46.87% of voters voted for his rival, former head of the republic’s Foreign Ministry Ivan Korchok, who received a reputation in the media as a “pro-Ukrainian candidate”