Progressive Slovakia Permanently Expels Sponsor Martin Pekár Over Financial Misconduct

Progressive Slovakia has permanently expelled Martin Pekár, a former member of parliament and major party sponsor, returning all financial donations and loans he had provided to the party. Parliamentary group leader Zuzana Mesterová accused Pekár of misleading the party about his income sources and downplaying incidents with female colleagues, citing violations of internal party rules. The party said Pekár had several weeks, not just 48 hours as he claimed, to explain suspicions about the origins of his wealth and provide documentation to clear his name, but failed to do so. Pekár has rejected allegations about the unclear origins of his financial contributions to the party.