Leftist opposition party wins Slovak elections

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s leftist Smer opposition
party won parliamentary elections but fell short of an outright
majority, full preliminary results showed on Sunday.

Smer secured 29.14 percent of the votes in Saturday’s
elections, while Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda’s party was
second with 18.35 percent.

The results meant both Smer and Dzurinda will need to woo
partners to secure a majority in the 150-seat parliament and
weeks of horse-trading may be needed to cobble together a
government.