Electing Mečiar as President Would be Catastrophic for Slovakia

that Tibor Cabaj chair of Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) parliamentary faction did speak about Mečiar`s candidacy spontaneously, without consent of the responsible representatives of the movement. If it is not intended as a farce or nation-deceiving all has to be 100 percent prepared, Duka-Zolyomi indicated. "Mečiar disagree with the risk of defeat and if he is a presidential candidate on March 5 then he enters the game with a feeling of a winner," Coexistence top official said. Like the Slovak Democratic Coalition, the Hungarian Coalition (sheltering also the Hungarian Christian Democratic Movement and Hungarian Civic Party) considers the possibility that it will not take over ballots and thus will not take part in the presidential election. If the entire coalition behaves in the same way, Mečiar will not collect enough votes, Duka Zolyomi proposed. If an opposition party will deny to adopt the joint tactics and Mečiar is elected, it would be easy to determine whose party`s votes were bought. Comical and trivial is the HZDS announcement that the first sitting of the Cabinet after the presidential term of Michal Kováč ends will be held at the Presidential Palace. "As if the Cabinet wants to show that since that moment power in the state is in its hands." Coexistence vice-chairwoman Edit Bauer decried the Slovak Television for it did not give space to Coexistence representatives in its talk show Kroky on Sunday that featured a debate on minority language law. Coexistence will instigate a sharp protest with STV Director Igor Kubis, Bauer stated.