Cash Discovery, Data Breach Suspicions, and Tight Polling Race Dominate Slovak Political Week

Slovakia's political landscape was shaken this week by the discovery of 45,000 euros in cash found in a garage, raising questions about potential corruption or illicit financial activities. The week also brought suspicions of sensitive data leaks from European Union meetings being passed to the Kremlin, highlighting concerns about security breaches in Slovakia's handling of classified information. Meanwhile, polling data revealed a close political contest between Progressive Slovakia (PS), the main liberal opposition party, and Smer-SD, the ruling social-democratic party led by Prime Minister Robert Fico. The tight race suggests growing political competition ahead of future elections, with PS challenging Smer's dominance in voter preferences.