Ivan Gašparovič

president of Slovakia

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Ivan Gašparovič served as the President of Slovakia from 2004 to 2014. He was elected in 2004, defeating Vladimír Mečiar, and was reelected in 2009. Gašparovič's presidency occurred during a period of significant development for Slovakia, including its accession to both NATO and the European Union in 2004. The current president of Slovakia is Peter Pellegrini.12

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Ivan Gašparovič of the Movement for Democracy party defeated Mečiar in the presidential election that year, and the economy continued to grow. Parliamentary elections in 2006 resulted in yet another coalition of ruling parties, with the leader of the populist party Smer, Robert Fico, becoming…
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Ivan Gašparovič of the Movement for Democracy party defeated Mečiar in the presidential election that year, and the economy continued to grow. Parliamentary elections in 2006 resulted in yet another coalition of ruling parties, with the leader of the populist party Smer, Robert Fico, becoming…
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