Slovakia

The businessman accused of ordering the Kuciak murder in 2018 has been acquitted for insufficient evidence

COVID-19 will overwhelm resource-poor eastern EU health systems, ramp up nationalism and erode democracy further

Matovic’s four-party coalition government will focus on fighting corruption and reforming education and healthcare

Anti-elitist party founded by populist businessman in 2011 upsets politics and will probably prove erratic in government

Far-right LSNS could rise from fifth- to third-largest party in parliament as Direction makes last-minute bid for votes

Slovakia’s political scene is confused, with governing parties losing support but new parties yet to gain traction

Slovak deputy minister resigns over contacts with suspect businessman but government will still face no-confidence vote

Political fragmentation at home and across the EU will complicate debates about rule of law and the next EU budget